diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index 1091affba425d..f26ffbfc64d8b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -4918,7 +4918,7 @@ CIFSGetDFSRefer(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 		strncpy(pSMB->RequestFileName, search_name, name_len);
 	}
 
-	if (ses->server && ses->server->sign)
+	if (ses->server->sign)
 		pSMB->hdr.Flags2 |= SMBFLG2_SECURITY_SIGNATURE;
 
 	pSMB->hdr.Uid = ses->Suid;