diff --git a/fs/smb/client/connect.c b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
index 54aba8d642ee..267fba234c12 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/connect.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
@@ -3946,11 +3946,13 @@ int
 cifs_negotiate_protocol(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 			struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 {
+	bool in_retry = false;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	if (!server->ops->need_neg || !server->ops->negotiate)
 		return -ENOSYS;
 
+retry:
 	/* only send once per connect */
 	spin_lock(&server->srv_lock);
 	if (server->tcpStatus != CifsGood &&
@@ -3970,6 +3972,14 @@ cifs_negotiate_protocol(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 	spin_unlock(&server->srv_lock);
 
 	rc = server->ops->negotiate(xid, ses, server);
+	if (rc == -EAGAIN) {
+		/* Allow one retry attempt */
+		if (!in_retry) {
+			in_retry = true;
+			goto retry;
+		}
+		rc = -EHOSTDOWN;
+	}
 	if (rc == 0) {
 		spin_lock(&server->srv_lock);
 		if (server->tcpStatus == CifsInNegotiate)
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb1ops.c b/fs/smb/client/smb1ops.c
index caa1d852ece4..280885dd6bf0 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb1ops.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb1ops.c
@@ -426,13 +426,6 @@ cifs_negotiate(const unsigned int xid,
 {
 	int rc;
 	rc = CIFSSMBNegotiate(xid, ses, server);
-	if (rc == -EAGAIN) {
-		/* retry only once on 1st time connection */
-		set_credits(server, 1);
-		rc = CIFSSMBNegotiate(xid, ses, server);
-		if (rc == -EAGAIN)
-			rc = -EHOSTDOWN;
-	}
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
index b809a616728f..cead96454bb3 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
@@ -428,9 +428,6 @@ smb2_negotiate(const unsigned int xid,
 	server->CurrentMid = 0;
 	spin_unlock(&server->mid_lock);
 	rc = SMB2_negotiate(xid, ses, server);
-	/* BB we probably don't need to retry with modern servers */
-	if (rc == -EAGAIN)
-		rc = -EHOSTDOWN;
 	return rc;
 }