diff --git a/fs/cifs/sess.c b/fs/cifs/sess.c
index 63d517b9f2ff..a92a1fb7cb52 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/sess.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/sess.c
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ int cifs_try_adding_channels(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, struct cifs_ses *ses)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (!(ses->server->capabilities & SMB2_GLOBAL_CAP_MULTI_CHANNEL)) {
+		cifs_dbg(VFS, "server %s does not support multichannel\n", ses->server->hostname);
+		ses->chan_max = 1;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Make a copy of the iface list at the time and use that
 	 * instead so as to not hold the iface spinlock for opening