diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifs_dfs_ref.c b/fs/cifs/cifs_dfs_ref.c
index 9156be545b0f..6b61df117fd4 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifs_dfs_ref.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifs_dfs_ref.c
@@ -303,7 +303,9 @@ static struct vfsmount *cifs_dfs_do_automount(struct dentry *mntpt)
 	 * gives us the latter, so we must adjust the result.
 	 */
 	mnt = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	full_path = build_path_from_dentry(mntpt);
+
+	/* always use tree name prefix */
+	full_path = build_path_from_dentry_optional_prefix(mntpt, true);
 	if (full_path == NULL)
 		goto cdda_exit;
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
index c09783045288..9ee46c1c3ebd 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ extern void exit_cifs_idmap(void);
 extern int init_cifs_spnego(void);
 extern void exit_cifs_spnego(void);
 extern char *build_path_from_dentry(struct dentry *);
+extern char *build_path_from_dentry_optional_prefix(struct dentry *direntry,
+						    bool prefix);
 extern char *cifs_build_path_to_root(struct smb_vol *vol,
 				     struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb,
 				     struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index 2c227a99f369..56366e984076 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -80,6 +80,17 @@ cifs_build_path_to_root(struct smb_vol *vol, struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb,
 /* Note: caller must free return buffer */
 char *
 build_path_from_dentry(struct dentry *direntry)
+{
+	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(direntry->d_sb);
+	struct cifs_tcon *tcon = cifs_sb_master_tcon(cifs_sb);
+	bool prefix = tcon->Flags & SMB_SHARE_IS_IN_DFS;
+
+	return build_path_from_dentry_optional_prefix(direntry,
+						      prefix);
+}
+
+char *
+build_path_from_dentry_optional_prefix(struct dentry *direntry, bool prefix)
 {
 	struct dentry *temp;
 	int namelen;
@@ -92,7 +103,7 @@ build_path_from_dentry(struct dentry *direntry)
 	unsigned seq;
 
 	dirsep = CIFS_DIR_SEP(cifs_sb);
-	if (tcon->Flags & SMB_SHARE_IS_IN_DFS)
+	if (prefix)
 		dfsplen = strnlen(tcon->treeName, MAX_TREE_SIZE + 1);
 	else
 		dfsplen = 0;