diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
index cf7eb891804f..1d3ce127b02e 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
@@ -165,14 +165,14 @@ smb2_wait_mtu_credits(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, unsigned int size,
 
 			scredits = server->credits;
 			/* can deadlock with reopen */
-			if (scredits == 1) {
+			if (scredits <= 8) {
 				*num = SMB2_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE;
 				*credits = 0;
 				break;
 			}
 
-			/* leave one credit for a possible reopen */
-			scredits--;
+			/* leave some credits for reopen and other ops */
+			scredits -= 8;
 			*num = min_t(unsigned int, size,
 				     scredits * SMB2_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE);