diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
index 939ef5844571..e969d1ae2498 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
@@ -821,6 +821,7 @@ struct TCP_Server_Info {
 	 * format: \\HOST\SHARE[\OPTIONAL PATH]
 	 */
 	char *leaf_fullpath;
+	bool dfs_conn:1;
 };
 
 static inline bool is_smb1(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
@@ -1059,6 +1060,7 @@ struct cifs_ses {
 	struct list_head smb_ses_list;
 	struct list_head rlist; /* reconnect list */
 	struct list_head tcon_list;
+	struct list_head dlist; /* dfs list */
 	struct cifs_tcon *tcon_ipc;
 	spinlock_t ses_lock;  /* protect anything here that is not protected */
 	struct mutex session_mutex;
@@ -1287,6 +1289,7 @@ struct cifs_tcon {
 	/* BB add field for back pointer to sb struct(s)? */
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL
 	struct delayed_work dfs_cache_work;
+	struct list_head dfs_ses_list;
 #endif
 	struct delayed_work	query_interfaces; /* query interfaces workqueue job */
 	char *origin_fullpath; /* canonical copy of smb3_fs_context::source */
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifsproto.h b/fs/smb/client/cifsproto.h
index c69e3f48a60c..68c716e6261b 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifsproto.h
@@ -724,15 +724,9 @@ static inline int cifs_create_options(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, int options)
 
 int cifs_wait_for_server_reconnect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, bool retry);
 
-/* Put references of @ses and its children */
 static inline void cifs_put_smb_ses(struct cifs_ses *ses)
 {
-	struct cifs_ses *next;
-
-	do {
-		next = ses->dfs_root_ses;
-		__cifs_put_smb_ses(ses);
-	} while ((ses = next));
+	__cifs_put_smb_ses(ses);
 }
 
 /* Get an active reference of @ses and its children.
@@ -746,9 +740,7 @@ static inline void cifs_put_smb_ses(struct cifs_ses *ses)
 static inline void cifs_smb_ses_inc_refcount(struct cifs_ses *ses)
 {
 	lockdep_assert_held(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
-
-	for (; ses; ses = ses->dfs_root_ses)
-		ses->ses_count++;
+	ses->ses_count++;
 }
 
 static inline bool dfs_src_pathname_equal(const char *s1, const char *s2)
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/connect.c b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
index 08a41c7aaf72..76f02739dda5 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/connect.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
@@ -1530,6 +1530,9 @@ static int match_server(struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
 	if (server->nosharesock)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (!match_super && (ctx->dfs_conn || server->dfs_conn))
+		return 0;
+
 	/* If multidialect negotiation see if existing sessions match one */
 	if (strcmp(ctx->vals->version_string, SMB3ANY_VERSION_STRING) == 0) {
 		if (server->vals->protocol_id < SMB30_PROT_ID)
@@ -1723,6 +1726,7 @@ cifs_get_tcp_session(struct smb3_fs_context *ctx,
 
 	if (ctx->nosharesock)
 		tcp_ses->nosharesock = true;
+	tcp_ses->dfs_conn = ctx->dfs_conn;
 
 	tcp_ses->ops = ctx->ops;
 	tcp_ses->vals = ctx->vals;
@@ -1873,13 +1877,15 @@ cifs_get_tcp_session(struct smb3_fs_context *ctx,
 }
 
 /* this function must be called with ses_lock and chan_lock held */
-static int match_session(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct smb3_fs_context *ctx)
+static int match_session(struct cifs_ses *ses,
+			 struct smb3_fs_context *ctx,
+			 bool match_super)
 {
 	if (ctx->sectype != Unspecified &&
 	    ctx->sectype != ses->sectype)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (ctx->dfs_root_ses != ses->dfs_root_ses)
+	if (!match_super && ctx->dfs_root_ses != ses->dfs_root_ses)
 		return 0;
 
 	/*
@@ -1998,7 +2004,7 @@ cifs_find_smb_ses(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct smb3_fs_context *ctx)
 			continue;
 		}
 		spin_lock(&ses->chan_lock);
-		if (match_session(ses, ctx)) {
+		if (match_session(ses, ctx, false)) {
 			spin_unlock(&ses->chan_lock);
 			spin_unlock(&ses->ses_lock);
 			ret = ses;
@@ -2382,8 +2388,6 @@ cifs_get_smb_ses(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct smb3_fs_context *ctx)
 	 * need to lock before changing something in the session.
 	 */
 	spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
-	if (ctx->dfs_root_ses)
-		cifs_smb_ses_inc_refcount(ctx->dfs_root_ses);
 	ses->dfs_root_ses = ctx->dfs_root_ses;
 	list_add(&ses->smb_ses_list, &server->smb_ses_list);
 	spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
@@ -2458,6 +2462,7 @@ cifs_put_tcon(struct cifs_tcon *tcon, enum smb3_tcon_ref_trace trace)
 {
 	unsigned int xid;
 	struct cifs_ses *ses;
+	LIST_HEAD(ses_list);
 
 	/*
 	 * IPC tcon share the lifetime of their session and are
@@ -2482,6 +2487,9 @@ cifs_put_tcon(struct cifs_tcon *tcon, enum smb3_tcon_ref_trace trace)
 
 	list_del_init(&tcon->tcon_list);
 	tcon->status = TID_EXITING;
+#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL
+	list_replace_init(&tcon->dfs_ses_list, &ses_list);
+#endif
 	spin_unlock(&tcon->tc_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 
@@ -2509,6 +2517,9 @@ cifs_put_tcon(struct cifs_tcon *tcon, enum smb3_tcon_ref_trace trace)
 	cifs_fscache_release_super_cookie(tcon);
 	tconInfoFree(tcon, netfs_trace_tcon_ref_free);
 	cifs_put_smb_ses(ses);
+#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL
+	dfs_put_root_smb_sessions(&ses_list);
+#endif
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2892,7 +2903,7 @@ cifs_match_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data)
 	spin_lock(&ses->chan_lock);
 	spin_lock(&tcon->tc_lock);
 	if (!match_server(tcp_srv, ctx, true) ||
-	    !match_session(ses, ctx) ||
+	    !match_session(ses, ctx, true) ||
 	    !match_tcon(tcon, ctx) ||
 	    !match_prepath(sb, tcon, mnt_data)) {
 		rc = 0;
@@ -3623,13 +3634,12 @@ int cifs_is_path_remote(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx)
 int cifs_mount(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, struct smb3_fs_context *ctx)
 {
 	struct cifs_mount_ctx mnt_ctx = { .cifs_sb = cifs_sb, .fs_ctx = ctx, };
-	bool isdfs;
 	int rc;
 
-	rc = dfs_mount_share(&mnt_ctx, &isdfs);
+	rc = dfs_mount_share(&mnt_ctx);
 	if (rc)
 		goto error;
-	if (!isdfs)
+	if (!ctx->dfs_conn)
 		goto out;
 
 	/*
@@ -4034,7 +4044,7 @@ cifs_set_vol_auth(struct smb3_fs_context *ctx, struct cifs_ses *ses)
 }
 
 static struct cifs_tcon *
-__cifs_construct_tcon(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, kuid_t fsuid)
+cifs_construct_tcon(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, kuid_t fsuid)
 {
 	int rc;
 	struct cifs_tcon *master_tcon = cifs_sb_master_tcon(cifs_sb);
@@ -4132,17 +4142,6 @@ __cifs_construct_tcon(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, kuid_t fsuid)
 	return tcon;
 }
 
-static struct cifs_tcon *
-cifs_construct_tcon(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, kuid_t fsuid)
-{
-	struct cifs_tcon *ret;
-
-	cifs_mount_lock();
-	ret = __cifs_construct_tcon(cifs_sb, fsuid);
-	cifs_mount_unlock();
-	return ret;
-}
-
 struct cifs_tcon *
 cifs_sb_master_tcon(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
 {
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/dfs.c b/fs/smb/client/dfs.c
index 3ec965547e3d..3f6077c68d68 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/dfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/dfs.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static int get_session(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx, const char *full_path)
  * Get an active reference of @ses so that next call to cifs_put_tcon() won't
  * release it as any new DFS referrals must go through its IPC tcon.
  */
-static void add_root_smb_session(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx)
+static void set_root_smb_session(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx)
 {
 	struct smb3_fs_context *ctx = mnt_ctx->fs_ctx;
 	struct cifs_ses *ses = mnt_ctx->ses;
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static inline int parse_dfs_target(struct smb3_fs_context *ctx,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int set_ref_paths(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx,
+static int setup_dfs_ref(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx,
 			 struct dfs_info3_param *tgt,
 			 struct dfs_ref_walk *rw)
 {
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ static int set_ref_paths(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx,
 	}
 	ref_walk_path(rw) = ref_path;
 	ref_walk_fpath(rw) = full_path;
+	ref_walk_ses(rw) = ctx->dfs_root_ses;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -128,11 +129,11 @@ static int __dfs_referral_walk(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx,
 {
 	struct smb3_fs_context *ctx = mnt_ctx->fs_ctx;
 	struct dfs_info3_param tgt = {};
-	bool is_refsrv;
 	int rc = -ENOENT;
 
 again:
 	do {
+		ctx->dfs_root_ses = ref_walk_ses(rw);
 		if (ref_walk_empty(rw)) {
 			rc = dfs_get_referral(mnt_ctx, ref_walk_path(rw) + 1,
 					      NULL, ref_walk_tl(rw));
@@ -158,10 +159,7 @@ static int __dfs_referral_walk(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx,
 			if (rc)
 				continue;
 
-			is_refsrv = tgt.server_type == DFS_TYPE_ROOT ||
-				DFS_INTERLINK(tgt.flags);
 			ref_walk_set_tgt_hint(rw);
-
 			if (tgt.flags & DFSREF_STORAGE_SERVER) {
 				rc = cifs_mount_get_tcon(mnt_ctx);
 				if (!rc)
@@ -172,12 +170,10 @@ static int __dfs_referral_walk(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx,
 					continue;
 			}
 
-			if (is_refsrv)
-				add_root_smb_session(mnt_ctx);
-
+			set_root_smb_session(mnt_ctx);
 			rc = ref_walk_advance(rw);
 			if (!rc) {
-				rc = set_ref_paths(mnt_ctx, &tgt, rw);
+				rc = setup_dfs_ref(mnt_ctx, &tgt, rw);
 				if (!rc) {
 					rc = -EREMOTE;
 					goto again;
@@ -193,20 +189,22 @@ static int __dfs_referral_walk(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int dfs_referral_walk(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx)
+static int dfs_referral_walk(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx,
+			     struct dfs_ref_walk **rw)
 {
-	struct dfs_ref_walk *rw;
 	int rc;
 
-	rw = ref_walk_alloc();
-	if (IS_ERR(rw))
-		return PTR_ERR(rw);
+	*rw = ref_walk_alloc();
+	if (IS_ERR(*rw)) {
+		rc = PTR_ERR(*rw);
+		*rw = NULL;
+		return rc;
+	}
 
-	ref_walk_init(rw);
-	rc = set_ref_paths(mnt_ctx, NULL, rw);
+	ref_walk_init(*rw);
+	rc = setup_dfs_ref(mnt_ctx, NULL, *rw);
 	if (!rc)
-		rc = __dfs_referral_walk(mnt_ctx, rw);
-	ref_walk_free(rw);
+		rc = __dfs_referral_walk(mnt_ctx, *rw);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -214,16 +212,16 @@ static int __dfs_mount_share(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx)
 {
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = mnt_ctx->cifs_sb;
 	struct smb3_fs_context *ctx = mnt_ctx->fs_ctx;
+	struct dfs_ref_walk *rw = NULL;
 	struct cifs_tcon *tcon;
 	char *origin_fullpath;
-	bool new_tcon = true;
 	int rc;
 
 	origin_fullpath = dfs_get_path(cifs_sb, ctx->source);
 	if (IS_ERR(origin_fullpath))
 		return PTR_ERR(origin_fullpath);
 
-	rc = dfs_referral_walk(mnt_ctx);
+	rc = dfs_referral_walk(mnt_ctx, &rw);
 	if (!rc) {
 		/*
 		 * Prevent superblock from being created with any missing
@@ -241,21 +239,16 @@ static int __dfs_mount_share(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx)
 
 	tcon = mnt_ctx->tcon;
 	spin_lock(&tcon->tc_lock);
-	if (!tcon->origin_fullpath) {
-		tcon->origin_fullpath = origin_fullpath;
-		origin_fullpath = NULL;
-	} else {
-		new_tcon = false;
-	}
+	tcon->origin_fullpath = origin_fullpath;
+	origin_fullpath = NULL;
+	ref_walk_set_tcon(rw, tcon);
 	spin_unlock(&tcon->tc_lock);
-
-	if (new_tcon) {
-		queue_delayed_work(dfscache_wq, &tcon->dfs_cache_work,
-				   dfs_cache_get_ttl() * HZ);
-	}
+	queue_delayed_work(dfscache_wq, &tcon->dfs_cache_work,
+			   dfs_cache_get_ttl() * HZ);
 
 out:
 	kfree(origin_fullpath);
+	ref_walk_free(rw);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -279,7 +272,7 @@ static int update_fs_context_dstaddr(struct smb3_fs_context *ctx)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int dfs_mount_share(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx, bool *isdfs)
+int dfs_mount_share(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx)
 {
 	struct smb3_fs_context *ctx = mnt_ctx->fs_ctx;
 	bool nodfs = ctx->nodfs;
@@ -289,7 +282,6 @@ int dfs_mount_share(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx, bool *isdfs)
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	*isdfs = false;
 	rc = get_session(mnt_ctx, NULL);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
@@ -317,10 +309,15 @@ int dfs_mount_share(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx, bool *isdfs)
 		return rc;
 	}
 
-	*isdfs = true;
-	add_root_smb_session(mnt_ctx);
-	rc = __dfs_mount_share(mnt_ctx);
-	dfs_put_root_smb_sessions(mnt_ctx);
+	if (!ctx->dfs_conn) {
+		ctx->dfs_conn = true;
+		cifs_mount_put_conns(mnt_ctx);
+		rc = get_session(mnt_ctx, NULL);
+	}
+	if (!rc) {
+		set_root_smb_session(mnt_ctx);
+		rc = __dfs_mount_share(mnt_ctx);
+	}
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/dfs.h b/fs/smb/client/dfs.h
index e5c4dcf83750..a23150676d9e 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/dfs.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/dfs.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 struct dfs_ref {
 	char *path;
 	char *full_path;
+	struct cifs_ses *ses;
 	struct dfs_cache_tgt_list tl;
 	struct dfs_cache_tgt_iterator *tit;
 };
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ struct dfs_ref_walk {
 #define ref_walk_path(w)	(ref_walk_cur(w)->path)
 #define ref_walk_fpath(w)	(ref_walk_cur(w)->full_path)
 #define ref_walk_tl(w)		(&ref_walk_cur(w)->tl)
+#define ref_walk_ses(w)	(ref_walk_cur(w)->ses)
 
 static inline struct dfs_ref_walk *ref_walk_alloc(void)
 {
@@ -60,14 +62,19 @@ static inline void __ref_walk_free(struct dfs_ref *ref)
 	kfree(ref->path);
 	kfree(ref->full_path);
 	dfs_cache_free_tgts(&ref->tl);
+	if (ref->ses)
+		cifs_put_smb_ses(ref->ses);
 	memset(ref, 0, sizeof(*ref));
 }
 
 static inline void ref_walk_free(struct dfs_ref_walk *rw)
 {
-	struct dfs_ref *ref = ref_walk_start(rw);
+	struct dfs_ref *ref;
 
-	for (; ref <= ref_walk_end(rw); ref++)
+	if (!rw)
+		return;
+
+	for (ref = ref_walk_start(rw); ref <= ref_walk_end(rw); ref++)
 		__ref_walk_free(ref);
 	kfree(rw);
 }
@@ -116,9 +123,22 @@ static inline void ref_walk_set_tgt_hint(struct dfs_ref_walk *rw)
 				       ref_walk_tit(rw));
 }
 
+static inline void ref_walk_set_tcon(struct dfs_ref_walk *rw,
+				     struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
+{
+	struct dfs_ref *ref = ref_walk_start(rw);
+
+	for (; ref <= ref_walk_cur(rw); ref++) {
+		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!ref->ses))
+			continue;
+		list_add_tail(&ref->ses->dlist, &tcon->dfs_ses_list);
+		ref->ses = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
 int dfs_parse_target_referral(const char *full_path, const struct dfs_info3_param *ref,
 			      struct smb3_fs_context *ctx);
-int dfs_mount_share(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx, bool *isdfs);
+int dfs_mount_share(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx);
 
 static inline char *dfs_get_path(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, const char *path)
 {
@@ -142,20 +162,14 @@ static inline int dfs_get_referral(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx, const char *p
  * references of all DFS root sessions that were used across the mount process
  * in dfs_mount_share().
  */
-static inline void dfs_put_root_smb_sessions(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx)
+static inline void dfs_put_root_smb_sessions(struct list_head *head)
 {
-	const struct smb3_fs_context *ctx = mnt_ctx->fs_ctx;
-	struct cifs_ses *ses = ctx->dfs_root_ses;
-	struct cifs_ses *cur;
+	struct cifs_ses *ses, *n;
 
-	if (!ses)
-		return;
-
-	for (cur = ses; cur; cur = cur->dfs_root_ses) {
-		if (cur->dfs_root_ses)
-			cifs_put_smb_ses(cur->dfs_root_ses);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(ses, n, head, dlist) {
+		list_del_init(&ses->dlist);
+		cifs_put_smb_ses(ses);
 	}
-	cifs_put_smb_ses(ses);
 }
 
 #endif /* _CIFS_DFS_H */
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/dfs_cache.c b/fs/smb/client/dfs_cache.c
index e496dbf8c622..110f03df012a 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/dfs_cache.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/dfs_cache.c
@@ -1334,9 +1334,8 @@ void dfs_cache_refresh(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct cifs_ses *ses;
 
 	tcon = container_of(work, struct cifs_tcon, dfs_cache_work.work);
-	ses = tcon->ses->dfs_root_ses;
 
-	for (; ses; ses = ses->dfs_root_ses)
+	list_for_each_entry(ses, &tcon->dfs_ses_list, dlist)
 		refresh_ses_referral(ses);
 	refresh_tcon_referral(tcon, false);
 
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/fs_context.h b/fs/smb/client/fs_context.h
index cf577ec0dd0a..69f9d938b336 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/fs_context.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/fs_context.h
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ struct smb3_fs_context {
 	struct cifs_ses *dfs_root_ses;
 	bool dfs_automount:1; /* set for dfs automount only */
 	enum cifs_reparse_type reparse_type;
+	bool dfs_conn:1; /* set for dfs mounts */
 };
 
 extern const struct fs_parameter_spec smb3_fs_parameters[];
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/misc.c b/fs/smb/client/misc.c
index dab526191b07..47b861517bed 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/misc.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/misc.c
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ tcon_info_alloc(bool dir_leases_enabled, enum smb3_tcon_ref_trace trace)
 	mutex_init(&ret_buf->fscache_lock);
 #endif
 	trace_smb3_tcon_ref(ret_buf->debug_id, ret_buf->tc_count, trace);
+#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ret_buf->dfs_ses_list);
+#endif
 
 	return ret_buf;
 }
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/namespace.c b/fs/smb/client/namespace.c
index 4a517b280f2b..0f788031b740 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/namespace.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static struct vfsmount *cifs_do_automount(struct path *path)
 		ctx->source = NULL;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	ctx->dfs_automount = is_dfs_mount(mntpt);
+	ctx->dfs_automount = ctx->dfs_conn = is_dfs_mount(mntpt);
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: ctx: source=%s UNC=%s prepath=%s dfs_automount=%d\n",
 		 __func__, ctx->source, ctx->UNC, ctx->prepath, ctx->dfs_automount);
 
