(tcon->ses->server->maxBuf - MAX_CIFS_HDR_SIZE));
 
 remote_path_check:
+#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL
+       /*
+        * Perform an unconditional check for whether there are DFS
+        * referrals for this path without prefix, to provide support
+        * for DFS referrals from w2k8 servers which don't seem to respond
+        * with PATH_NOT_COVERED to requests that include the prefix.
+        * Chase the referral if found, otherwise continue normally.
+        */
+       if (referral_walks_count == 0) {
+               int refrc = expand_dfs_referral(xid, pSesInfo, volume_info,
+                                               cifs_sb, &mount_data, false);
+               if (!refrc) {
+                       referral_walks_count++;
+                       goto try_mount_again;
+               }
+       }
+#endif
+
        /* check if a whole path (including prepath) is not remote */
        if (!rc && tcon) {
                /* build_path_to_root works only when we have a valid tcon */