diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index d78bfcc19156..5d2dd04b55a6 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -1524,6 +1524,7 @@ struct mid_q_entry {
 	struct TCP_Server_Info *server;	/* server corresponding to this mid */
 	__u64 mid;		/* multiplex id */
 	__u16 credits;		/* number of credits consumed by this mid */
+	__u16 credits_received;	/* number of credits from the response */
 	__u32 pid;		/* process id */
 	__u32 sequence_number;  /* for CIFS signing */
 	unsigned long when_alloc;  /* when mid was created */
diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 2dd2b63992dd..a7a026795bc2 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -905,6 +905,20 @@ dequeue_mid(struct mid_q_entry *mid, bool malformed)
 	spin_unlock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
 }
 
+static unsigned int
+smb2_get_credits_from_hdr(char *buffer, struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
+{
+	struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr = (struct smb2_sync_hdr *)buffer;
+
+	/*
+	 * SMB1 does not use credits.
+	 */
+	if (server->vals->header_preamble_size)
+		return 0;
+
+	return le16_to_cpu(shdr->CreditRequest);
+}
+
 static void
 handle_mid(struct mid_q_entry *mid, struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
 	   char *buf, int malformed)
@@ -912,6 +926,7 @@ handle_mid(struct mid_q_entry *mid, struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
 	if (server->ops->check_trans2 &&
 	    server->ops->check_trans2(mid, server, buf, malformed))
 		return;
+	mid->credits_received = smb2_get_credits_from_hdr(buf, server);
 	mid->resp_buf = buf;
 	mid->large_buf = server->large_buf;
 	/* Was previous buf put in mpx struct for multi-rsp? */
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
index cd55af9b7cc5..b5c1cba3e6a1 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
@@ -151,13 +151,7 @@ smb2_get_credits_field(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, const int optype)
 static unsigned int
 smb2_get_credits(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 {
-	struct smb2_sync_hdr *shdr = (struct smb2_sync_hdr *)mid->resp_buf;
-
-	if (mid->mid_state == MID_RESPONSE_RECEIVED
-	    || mid->mid_state == MID_RESPONSE_MALFORMED)
-		return le16_to_cpu(shdr->CreditRequest);
-
-	return 0;
+	return mid->credits_received;
 }
 
 static int