diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c b/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
index 86501239cef5..387c88704c52 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
@@ -407,6 +407,10 @@ generate_smb3signingkey(struct cifs_ses *ses,
 				  SMB3_SIGN_KEY_SIZE);
 		if (rc)
 			return rc;
+
+		memcpy(ses->chans[0].signkey, ses->smb3signingkey,
+		       SMB3_SIGN_KEY_SIZE);
+
 		rc = generate_key(ses, ptriplet->encryption.label,
 				  ptriplet->encryption.context,
 				  ses->smb3encryptionkey,