if (!tree)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       if (!tcon->dfs_path) {
+       /* If it is not dfs or there was no cached dfs referral, then reconnect to same share */
+       if (!tcon->dfs_path || dfs_cache_noreq_find(tcon->dfs_path + 1, &ref, &tl)) {
                if (tcon->ipc) {
                        scnprintf(tree, MAX_TREE_SIZE, "\\\\%s\\IPC$", server->hostname);
                        rc = ops->tree_connect(xid, tcon->ses, tree, tcon, nlsc);
                goto out;
        }
 
-       rc = dfs_cache_noreq_find(tcon->dfs_path + 1, &ref, &tl);
-       if (rc)
-               goto out;
        isroot = ref.server_type == DFS_TYPE_ROOT;
        free_dfs_info_param(&ref);