}
        } while (server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedReconnect);
 
+       if (server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedNegotiate)
+               mod_delayed_work(cifsiod_wq, &server->echo, 0);
+
        return rc;
 }
 
        int rc;
        struct TCP_Server_Info *server = container_of(work,
                                        struct TCP_Server_Info, echo.work);
-       unsigned long echo_interval = server->echo_interval;
+       unsigned long echo_interval;
+
+       /*
+        * If we need to renegotiate, set echo interval to zero to
+        * immediately call echo service where we can renegotiate.
+        */
+       if (server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedNegotiate)
+               echo_interval = 0;
+       else
+               echo_interval = server->echo_interval;
 
        /*
-        * We cannot send an echo if it is disabled or until the
-        * NEGOTIATE_PROTOCOL request is done, which is indicated by
-        * server->ops->need_neg() == true. Also, no need to ping if
-        * we got a response recently.
+        * We cannot send an echo if it is disabled.
+        * Also, no need to ping if we got a response recently.
         */
 
        if (server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedReconnect ||
-           server->tcpStatus == CifsExiting || server->tcpStatus == CifsNew ||
+           server->tcpStatus == CifsExiting ||
+           server->tcpStatus == CifsNew ||
            (server->ops->can_echo && !server->ops->can_echo(server)) ||
            time_before(jiffies, server->lstrp + echo_interval - HZ))
                goto requeue_echo;
                         server->hostname);
 
 requeue_echo:
-       queue_delayed_work(cifsiod_wq, &server->echo, echo_interval);
+       queue_delayed_work(cifsiod_wq, &server->echo, server->echo_interval);
 }
 
 static bool