diff --git a/fs/cifs/smbdirect.c b/fs/cifs/smbdirect.c
index 5aa0b54b32ce7..3f7883e2e14d4 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smbdirect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smbdirect.c
@@ -1498,8 +1498,8 @@ int smbd_reconnect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 	log_rdma_event(INFO, "reconnecting rdma session\n");
 
 	if (!server->smbd_conn) {
-		log_rdma_event(ERR, "rdma session already destroyed\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+		log_rdma_event(INFO, "rdma session already destroyed\n");
+		goto create_conn;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1512,15 +1512,19 @@ int smbd_reconnect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 	}
 
 	/* wait until the transport is destroyed */
-	wait_event(server->smbd_conn->wait_destroy,
-		server->smbd_conn->transport_status == SMBD_DESTROYED);
+	if (!wait_event_timeout(server->smbd_conn->wait_destroy,
+		server->smbd_conn->transport_status == SMBD_DESTROYED, 5*HZ))
+		return -EAGAIN;
 
 	destroy_workqueue(server->smbd_conn->workqueue);
 	kfree(server->smbd_conn);
 
+create_conn:
 	log_rdma_event(INFO, "creating rdma session\n");
 	server->smbd_conn = smbd_get_connection(
 		server, (struct sockaddr *) &server->dstaddr);
+	log_rdma_event(INFO, "created rdma session info=%p\n",
+		server->smbd_conn);
 
 	return server->smbd_conn ? 0 : -ENOENT;
 }