diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 77e6c4c3a88b..8dbfa97cd18c 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -1802,12 +1802,18 @@ static void
 convert_delimiter(char *path, char delim)
 {
 	int i;
+	char old_delim;
 
 	if (path == NULL)
 		return;
 
+	if (delim == '/') 
+		old_delim = '\\';
+	else
+		old_delim = '/';
+
 	for (i = 0; path[i] != '\0'; i++) {
-		if ((path[i] == '/') || (path[i] == '\\'))
+		if (path[i] == old_delim)
 			path[i] = delim;
 	}
 }