static int
 handle_read_data(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct mid_q_entry *mid,
                 char *buf, unsigned int buf_len, struct page **pages,
-                unsigned int npages, unsigned int page_data_size)
+                unsigned int npages, unsigned int page_data_size,
+                bool is_offloaded)
 {
        unsigned int data_offset;
        unsigned int data_len;
 
        if (server->ops->is_session_expired &&
            server->ops->is_session_expired(buf)) {
-               cifs_reconnect(server);
+               if (!is_offloaded)
+                       cifs_reconnect(server);
                wake_up(&server->response_q);
                return -1;
        }
                mid->decrypted = true;
                rc = handle_read_data(dw->server, mid, dw->buf,
                                      dw->server->vals->read_rsp_size,
-                                     dw->ppages, dw->npages, dw->len);
+                                     dw->ppages, dw->npages, dw->len,
+                                     true);
                mid->callback(mid);
                cifs_mid_q_entry_release(mid);
        }
                (*mid)->decrypted = true;
                rc = handle_read_data(server, *mid, buf,
                                      server->vals->read_rsp_size,
-                                     pages, npages, len);
+                                     pages, npages, len, false);
        }
 
 free_pages:
        char *buf = server->large_buf ? server->bigbuf : server->smallbuf;
 
        return handle_read_data(server, mid, buf, server->pdu_size,
-                               NULL, 0, 0);
+                               NULL, 0, 0, false);
 }
 
 static int