diff --git a/fs/smb/client/sess.c b/fs/smb/client/sess.c
index 919ace2d13d4..cd474cf98f30 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/sess.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/sess.c
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ int cifs_try_adding_channels(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, struct cifs_ses *ses)
 	}
 
 	if (!(server->capabilities & SMB2_GLOBAL_CAP_MULTI_CHANNEL)) {
-		ses->chan_max = 1;
 		spin_unlock(&ses->chan_lock);
 		cifs_server_dbg(VFS, "no multichannel support\n");
 		return 0;