diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 839059b8a9c9..c6e2a0ff8f0c 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -3390,6 +3390,7 @@ static int connect_dfs_root(struct mount_ctx *mnt_ctx, struct dfs_cache_tgt_list
 	 */
 	mount_put_conns(mnt_ctx);
 	mount_get_dfs_conns(mnt_ctx);
+	set_root_ses(mnt_ctx);
 
 	full_path = build_unc_path_to_root(ctx, cifs_sb, true);
 	if (IS_ERR(full_path))