diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index f924f05b1829..ea444c8d0c40 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -4544,6 +4544,12 @@ findFirstRetry:
 			pSMB->FileName[name_len] = 0;
 			pSMB->FileName[name_len+1] = 0;
 			name_len += 2;
+		} else if (!searchName[0]) {
+			pSMB->FileName[0] = CIFS_DIR_SEP(cifs_sb);
+			pSMB->FileName[1] = 0;
+			pSMB->FileName[2] = 0;
+			pSMB->FileName[3] = 0;
+			name_len = 4;
 		}
 	} else {
 		name_len = copy_path_name(pSMB->FileName, searchName);
@@ -4555,6 +4561,10 @@ findFirstRetry:
 			pSMB->FileName[name_len] = '*';
 			pSMB->FileName[name_len+1] = 0;
 			name_len += 2;
+		} else if (!searchName[0]) {
+			pSMB->FileName[0] = CIFS_DIR_SEP(cifs_sb);
+			pSMB->FileName[1] = 0;
+			name_len = 2;
 		}
 	}