diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
index 1207b39686fb9..cb7a3fe89278d 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ extern int cifs_read_page_from_socket(struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
 					struct page *page,
 					unsigned int page_offset,
 					unsigned int to_read);
+int cifs_read_iter_from_socket(struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
+			       struct iov_iter *iter,
+			       unsigned int to_read);
 extern int cifs_setup_cifs_sb(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb);
 void cifs_mount_put_conns(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx);
 int cifs_mount_get_session(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 150666e143ce9..6831eb8cea7c0 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -733,6 +733,20 @@ cifs_read_page_from_socket(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct page *page,
 	return cifs_readv_from_socket(server, &smb_msg);
 }
 
+int
+cifs_read_iter_from_socket(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct iov_iter *iter,
+			   unsigned int to_read)
+{
+	struct msghdr smb_msg = { .msg_iter = *iter };
+	int ret;
+
+	iov_iter_truncate(&smb_msg.msg_iter, to_read);
+	ret = cifs_readv_from_socket(server, &smb_msg);
+	if (ret > 0)
+		iov_iter_advance(iter, ret);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static bool
 is_smb_response(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, unsigned char type)
 {