diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
index 39117343b703..6a4ed99e162c 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
@@ -1053,6 +1053,7 @@ struct cifs_chan {
 };
 
 #define CIFS_SES_FLAG_SCALE_CHANNELS (0x1)
+#define CIFS_SES_FLAGS_PENDING_QUERY_INTERFACES (0x2)
 
 /*
  * Session structure.  One of these for each uid session with a particular host
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
index 3e88e8b3c16e..42617f30d68b 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
@@ -425,14 +425,19 @@ skip_sess_setup:
 	if (!rc &&
 	    (server->capabilities & SMB2_GLOBAL_CAP_MULTI_CHANNEL) &&
 	    server->ops->query_server_interfaces) {
-		mutex_unlock(&ses->session_mutex);
-
 		/*
-		 * query server network interfaces, in case they change
+		 * query server network interfaces, in case they change.
+		 * Also mark the session as pending this update while the query
+		 * is in progress. This will be used to avoid calling
+		 * smb2_reconnect recursively.
 		 */
+		ses->flags |= CIFS_SES_FLAGS_PENDING_QUERY_INTERFACES;
 		xid = get_xid();
 		rc = server->ops->query_server_interfaces(xid, tcon, false);
 		free_xid(xid);
+		ses->flags &= ~CIFS_SES_FLAGS_PENDING_QUERY_INTERFACES;
+
+		mutex_unlock(&ses->session_mutex);
 
 		if (rc == -EOPNOTSUPP && ses->chan_count > 1) {
 			/*
@@ -574,11 +579,18 @@ static int smb2_ioctl_req_init(u32 opcode, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 			       struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
 			       void **request_buf, unsigned int *total_len)
 {
-	/* Skip reconnect only for FSCTL_VALIDATE_NEGOTIATE_INFO IOCTLs */
-	if (opcode == FSCTL_VALIDATE_NEGOTIATE_INFO) {
+	/*
+	 * Skip reconnect in one of the following cases:
+	 * 1. For FSCTL_VALIDATE_NEGOTIATE_INFO IOCTLs
+	 * 2. For FSCTL_QUERY_NETWORK_INTERFACE_INFO IOCTL when called from
+	 * smb2_reconnect (indicated by CIFS_SES_FLAG_SCALE_CHANNELS ses flag)
+	 */
+	if (opcode == FSCTL_VALIDATE_NEGOTIATE_INFO ||
+	    (opcode == FSCTL_QUERY_NETWORK_INTERFACE_INFO &&
+	     (tcon->ses->flags & CIFS_SES_FLAGS_PENDING_QUERY_INTERFACES)))
 		return __smb2_plain_req_init(SMB2_IOCTL, tcon, server,
 					     request_buf, total_len);
-	}
+
 	return smb2_plain_req_init(SMB2_IOCTL, tcon, server,
 				   request_buf, total_len);
 }