diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 06dfaacfea5d..f70d87d6ba61 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -3182,6 +3182,22 @@ cifs_get_volume_info(char *mount_data, const char *devname)
 	return volume_info;
 }
 
+/* make sure ra_pages is a multiple of rsize */
+static inline unsigned int
+cifs_ra_pages(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
+{
+	unsigned int reads;
+	unsigned int rsize_pages = cifs_sb->rsize / PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
+
+	if (rsize_pages >= default_backing_dev_info.ra_pages)
+		return default_backing_dev_info.ra_pages;
+	else if (rsize_pages == 0)
+		return rsize_pages;
+
+	reads = default_backing_dev_info.ra_pages / rsize_pages;
+	return reads * rsize_pages;
+}
+
 int
 cifs_mount(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, struct smb_vol *volume_info)
 {
@@ -3200,8 +3216,6 @@ cifs_mount(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, struct smb_vol *volume_info)
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	cifs_sb->bdi.ra_pages = default_backing_dev_info.ra_pages;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL
 try_mount_again:
 	/* cleanup activities if we're chasing a referral */
@@ -3269,6 +3283,9 @@ try_mount_again:
 	cifs_sb->wsize = cifs_negotiate_wsize(tcon, volume_info);
 	cifs_sb->rsize = cifs_negotiate_rsize(tcon, volume_info);
 
+	/* tune readahead according to rsize */
+	cifs_sb->bdi.ra_pages = cifs_ra_pages(cifs_sb);
+
 remote_path_check:
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL
 	/*