1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index f3264bd7a83d..6ce4e0954b98 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -6197,6 +6197,9 @@ QAllEAsRetry:
         cifs_dbg(FYI, "ea length %d\n", list_len);
         if (list_len <= 8) {
                 cifs_dbg(FYI, "empty EA list returned from server\n");
+                /* didn't find the named attribute */
+                if (ea_name)
+                        rc = -ENODATA;
                 goto QAllEAsOut;
         }