diff --git a/fs/cifs/fs_context.h b/fs/cifs/fs_context.h
index bbaee4c2281f..a268896d05d5 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/fs_context.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/fs_context.h
@@ -286,5 +286,5 @@ extern void smb3_update_mnt_flags(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb);
  * max deferred close timeout (jiffies) - 2^30
  */
 #define SMB3_MAX_DCLOSETIMEO (1 << 30)
-#define SMB3_DEF_DCLOSETIMEO (5 * HZ) /* Can increase later, other clients use larger */
+#define SMB3_DEF_DCLOSETIMEO (1 * HZ) /* even 1 sec enough to help eg open/write/close/open/read */
 #endif