diff --git a/fs/smb/client/connect.c b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
index b03ea877602c..ccf0a2c67479 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/connect.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
@@ -408,7 +408,8 @@ static int __cifs_reconnect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
 		try_to_freeze();
 		cifs_server_lock(server);
 
-		if (!cifs_swn_set_server_dstaddr(server)) {
+		if (!cifs_swn_set_server_dstaddr(server) &&
+		    !SERVER_IS_CHAN(server)) {
 			/* resolve the hostname again to make sure that IP address is up-to-date */
 			rc = reconn_set_ipaddr_from_hostname(server);
 			cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: reconn_set_ipaddr_from_hostname: rc=%d\n", __func__, rc);