diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifs_unicode.c b/fs/cifs/cifs_unicode.c
index b380e0871372..a2b2355e7f01 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifs_unicode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifs_unicode.c
@@ -105,9 +105,6 @@ convert_sfm_char(const __u16 src_char, char *target)
 	case SFM_LESSTHAN:
 		*target = '<';
 		break;
-	case SFM_SLASH:
-		*target = '\\';
-		break;
 	case SFM_SPACE:
 		*target = ' ';
 		break;