diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 820aaaa48c57..1a6d6e1e2c71 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -3289,73 +3289,46 @@ static void put_root_ses(struct cifs_ses *ses)
 		cifs_put_smb_ses(ses);
 }
 
-/* Check if a path component is remote and then update @dfs_path accordingly */
-static int check_dfs_prepath(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, struct smb3_fs_context *ctx,
-			     const unsigned int xid, struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
-			     struct cifs_tcon *tcon, char **dfs_path)
+/* Set up next dfs prefix path in @dfs_path */
+static int next_dfs_prepath(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, struct smb3_fs_context *ctx,
+			    const unsigned int xid, struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
+			    struct cifs_tcon *tcon, char **dfs_path)
 {
-	char *path, *s;
-	char sep = CIFS_DIR_SEP(cifs_sb), tmp;
-	char *npath;
-	int rc = 0;
-	int added_treename = tcon->Flags & SMB_SHARE_IS_IN_DFS;
-	int skip = added_treename;
+	char *path, *npath;
+	int added_treename = is_tcon_dfs(tcon);
+	int rc;
 
 	path = cifs_build_path_to_root(ctx, cifs_sb, tcon, added_treename);
 	if (!path)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	/*
-	 * Walk through the path components in @path and check if they're accessible. In case any of
-	 * the components is -EREMOTE, then update @dfs_path with the next DFS referral request path
-	 * (NOT including the remaining components).
-	 */
-	s = path;
-	do {
-		/* skip separators */
-		while (*s && *s == sep)
-			s++;
-		if (!*s)
-			break;
-		/* next separator */
-		while (*s && *s != sep)
-			s++;
-		/*
-		 * if the treename is added, we then have to skip the first
-		 * part within the separators
-		 */
-		if (skip) {
-			skip = 0;
-			continue;
+	rc = is_path_remote(cifs_sb, ctx, xid, server, tcon);
+	if (rc == -EREMOTE) {
+		struct smb3_fs_context v = {NULL};
+		/* if @path contains a tree name, skip it in the prefix path */
+		if (added_treename) {
+			rc = smb3_parse_devname(path, &v);
+			if (rc)
+				goto out;
+			npath = build_unc_path_to_root(&v, cifs_sb, true);
+			smb3_cleanup_fs_context_contents(&v);
+		} else {
+			v.UNC = ctx->UNC;
+			v.prepath = path + 1;
+			npath = build_unc_path_to_root(&v, cifs_sb, true);
 		}
-		tmp = *s;
-		*s = 0;
-		rc = server->ops->is_path_accessible(xid, tcon, cifs_sb, path);
-		if (rc && rc == -EREMOTE) {
-			struct smb3_fs_context v = {NULL};
-			/* if @path contains a tree name, skip it in the prefix path */
-			if (added_treename) {
-				rc = smb3_parse_devname(path, &v);
-				if (rc)
-					break;
-				rc = -EREMOTE;
-				npath = build_unc_path_to_root(&v, cifs_sb, true);
-				smb3_cleanup_fs_context_contents(&v);
-			} else {
-				v.UNC = ctx->UNC;
-				v.prepath = path + 1;
-				npath = build_unc_path_to_root(&v, cifs_sb, true);
-			}
-			if (IS_ERR(npath)) {
-				rc = PTR_ERR(npath);
-				break;
-			}
-			kfree(*dfs_path);
-			*dfs_path = npath;
-		}
-		*s = tmp;
-	} while (rc == 0);
 
+		if (IS_ERR(npath)) {
+			rc = PTR_ERR(npath);
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		kfree(*dfs_path);
+		*dfs_path = npath;
+		rc = -EREMOTE;
+	}
+
+out:
 	kfree(path);
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -3441,8 +3414,8 @@ int cifs_mount(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, struct smb3_fs_context *ctx)
 			put_root_ses(root_ses);
 			set_root_ses(cifs_sb, ses, &root_ses);
 		}
-		/* Check for remaining path components and then continue chasing them (-EREMOTE) */
-		rc = check_dfs_prepath(cifs_sb, ctx, xid, server, tcon, &ref_path);
+		/* Get next dfs path and then continue chasing them if -EREMOTE */
+		rc = next_dfs_prepath(cifs_sb, ctx, xid, server, tcon, &ref_path);
 		/* Prevent recursion on broken link referrals */
 		if (rc == -EREMOTE && ++count > MAX_NESTED_LINKS)
 			rc = -ELOOP;