diff --git a/fs/smb/client/connect.c b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
index 57da4f23c1e4..acb8951eb757 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/connect.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
@@ -2901,9 +2901,9 @@ bind_socket(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 	if (server->srcaddr.ss_family != AF_UNSPEC) {
 		/* Bind to the specified local IP address */
 		struct socket *socket = server->ssocket;
-		rc = socket->ops->bind(socket,
-				       (struct sockaddr *) &server->srcaddr,
-				       sizeof(server->srcaddr));
+		rc = kernel_bind(socket,
+				 (struct sockaddr *) &server->srcaddr,
+				 sizeof(server->srcaddr));
 		if (rc < 0) {
 			struct sockaddr_in *saddr4;
 			struct sockaddr_in6 *saddr6;
@@ -3050,8 +3050,8 @@ generic_ip_connect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 		 socket->sk->sk_sndbuf,
 		 socket->sk->sk_rcvbuf, socket->sk->sk_rcvtimeo);
 
-	rc = socket->ops->connect(socket, saddr, slen,
-				  server->noblockcnt ? O_NONBLOCK : 0);
+	rc = kernel_connect(socket, saddr, slen,
+			    server->noblockcnt ? O_NONBLOCK : 0);
 	/*
 	 * When mounting SMB root file systems, we do not want to block in
 	 * connect. Otherwise bail out and then let cifs_reconnect() perform