diff --git a/fs/cifs/smbdirect.c b/fs/cifs/smbdirect.c
index 5462cf7524328..d91f2f60e2df3 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smbdirect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smbdirect.c
@@ -1972,7 +1972,7 @@ static int smbd_recv_buf(struct smbd_connection *info, char *buf,
 
 	if (info->transport_status != SMBD_CONNECTED) {
 		log_read(ERR, "disconnected\n");
-		return 0;
+		return -ECONNABORTED;
 	}
 
 	goto again;