diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index a67cf12..b688f2b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ struct smb_version_operations {
 	/* query path data from the server */
 	int (*query_path_info)(const unsigned int, struct cifs_tcon *,
 			       struct cifs_sb_info *, const char *,
-			       FILE_ALL_INFO *, bool *);
+			       FILE_ALL_INFO *, bool *, bool *);
 	/* query file data from the server */
 	int (*query_file_info)(const unsigned int, struct cifs_tcon *,
 			       struct cifs_fid *, FILE_ALL_INFO *);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index 867b7cd..36f9ebb 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -542,7 +542,8 @@ static int cifs_sfu_mode(struct cifs_fattr *fattr, const unsigned char *path,
 /* Fill a cifs_fattr struct with info from FILE_ALL_INFO */
 static void
 cifs_all_info_to_fattr(struct cifs_fattr *fattr, FILE_ALL_INFO *info,
-		       struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, bool adjust_tz)
+		       struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, bool adjust_tz,
+		       bool symlink)
 {
 	struct cifs_tcon *tcon = cifs_sb_master_tcon(cifs_sb);
 
@@ -569,7 +570,11 @@ cifs_all_info_to_fattr(struct cifs_fattr *fattr, FILE_ALL_INFO *info,
 	fattr->cf_createtime = le64_to_cpu(info->CreationTime);
 
 	fattr->cf_nlink = le32_to_cpu(info->NumberOfLinks);
-	if (fattr->cf_cifsattrs & ATTR_DIRECTORY) {
+
+	if (symlink) {
+		fattr->cf_mode = S_IFLNK;
+		fattr->cf_dtype = DT_LNK;
+	} else if (fattr->cf_cifsattrs & ATTR_DIRECTORY) {
 		fattr->cf_mode = S_IFDIR | cifs_sb->mnt_dir_mode;
 		fattr->cf_dtype = DT_DIR;
 		/*
@@ -578,10 +583,6 @@ cifs_all_info_to_fattr(struct cifs_fattr *fattr, FILE_ALL_INFO *info,
 		 */
 		if (!tcon->unix_ext)
 			fattr->cf_flags |= CIFS_FATTR_UNKNOWN_NLINK;
-	} else if (fattr->cf_cifsattrs & ATTR_REPARSE) {
-		fattr->cf_mode = S_IFLNK;
-		fattr->cf_dtype = DT_LNK;
-		fattr->cf_nlink = le32_to_cpu(info->NumberOfLinks);
 	} else {
 		fattr->cf_mode = S_IFREG | cifs_sb->mnt_file_mode;
 		fattr->cf_dtype = DT_REG;
@@ -626,7 +627,8 @@ cifs_get_file_info(struct file *filp)
 	rc = server->ops->query_file_info(xid, tcon, &cfile->fid, &find_data);
 	switch (rc) {
 	case 0:
-		cifs_all_info_to_fattr(&fattr, &find_data, cifs_sb, false);
+		cifs_all_info_to_fattr(&fattr, &find_data, cifs_sb, false,
+				       false);
 		break;
 	case -EREMOTE:
 		cifs_create_dfs_fattr(&fattr, inode->i_sb);
@@ -673,6 +675,7 @@ cifs_get_inode_info(struct inode **inode, const char *full_path,
 	bool adjust_tz = false;
 	struct cifs_fattr fattr;
 	struct cifs_search_info *srchinf = NULL;
+	bool symlink = false;
 
 	tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
 	if (IS_ERR(tlink))
@@ -702,12 +705,12 @@ cifs_get_inode_info(struct inode **inode, const char *full_path,
 		}
 		data = (FILE_ALL_INFO *)buf;
 		rc = server->ops->query_path_info(xid, tcon, cifs_sb, full_path,
-						  data, &adjust_tz);
+						  data, &adjust_tz, &symlink);
 	}
 
 	if (!rc) {
-		cifs_all_info_to_fattr(&fattr, (FILE_ALL_INFO *)data, cifs_sb,
-				       adjust_tz);
+		cifs_all_info_to_fattr(&fattr, data, cifs_sb, adjust_tz,
+				       symlink);
 	} else if (rc == -EREMOTE) {
 		cifs_create_dfs_fattr(&fattr, sb);
 		rc = 0;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/readdir.c b/fs/cifs/readdir.c
index 53a75f3..5940eca 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/readdir.c
@@ -134,22 +134,6 @@ out:
 	dput(dentry);
 }
 
-/*
- * Is it possible that this directory might turn out to be a DFS referral
- * once we go to try and use it?
- */
-static bool
-cifs_dfs_is_possible(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL
-	struct cifs_tcon *tcon = cifs_sb_master_tcon(cifs_sb);
-
-	if (tcon->Flags & SMB_SHARE_IS_IN_DFS)
-		return true;
-#endif
-	return false;
-}
-
 static void
 cifs_fill_common_info(struct cifs_fattr *fattr, struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
 {
@@ -159,27 +143,19 @@ cifs_fill_common_info(struct cifs_fattr *fattr, struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
 	if (fattr->cf_cifsattrs & ATTR_DIRECTORY) {
 		fattr->cf_mode = S_IFDIR | cifs_sb->mnt_dir_mode;
 		fattr->cf_dtype = DT_DIR;
-		/*
-		 * Windows CIFS servers generally make DFS referrals look
-		 * like directories in FIND_* responses with the reparse
-		 * attribute flag also set (since DFS junctions are
-		 * reparse points). We must revalidate at least these
-		 * directory inodes before trying to use them (if
-		 * they are DFS we will get PATH_NOT_COVERED back
-		 * when queried directly and can then try to connect
-		 * to the DFS target)
-		 */
-		if (cifs_dfs_is_possible(cifs_sb) &&
-		    (fattr->cf_cifsattrs & ATTR_REPARSE))
-			fattr->cf_flags |= CIFS_FATTR_NEED_REVAL;
-	} else if (fattr->cf_cifsattrs & ATTR_REPARSE) {
-		fattr->cf_mode = S_IFLNK;
-		fattr->cf_dtype = DT_LNK;
 	} else {
 		fattr->cf_mode = S_IFREG | cifs_sb->mnt_file_mode;
 		fattr->cf_dtype = DT_REG;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * We need to revalidate it further to make a decision about whether it
+	 * is a symbolic link, DFS referral or a reparse point with a direct
+	 * access like junctions, deduplicated files, NFS symlinks.
+	 */
+	if (fattr->cf_cifsattrs & ATTR_REPARSE)
+		fattr->cf_flags |= CIFS_FATTR_NEED_REVAL;
+
 	/* non-unix readdir doesn't provide nlink */
 	fattr->cf_flags |= CIFS_FATTR_UNKNOWN_NLINK;
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb1ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb1ops.c
index ea99efe..3bb41cf 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb1ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb1ops.c
@@ -534,26 +534,43 @@ cifs_is_path_accessible(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 static int
 cifs_query_path_info(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		     struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, const char *full_path,
-		     FILE_ALL_INFO *data, bool *adjustTZ)
+		     FILE_ALL_INFO *data, bool *adjustTZ, bool *symlink)
 {
 	int rc;
+	int oplock = 0;
+	__u16 netfid;
+
+	rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, tcon, full_path, FILE_OPEN, FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES,
+			 0, &netfid, &oplock, NULL, cifs_sb->local_nls,
+			 cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+	if (rc == -EOPNOTSUPP) {
+		*symlink = true;
+		/* Failed on a symbolic link - query a reparse point info */
+		rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, tcon, full_path, FILE_OPEN,
+				 FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES, OPEN_REPARSE_POINT,
+				 &netfid, &oplock, NULL, cifs_sb->local_nls,
+			cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+	}
+
+	if (!rc) {
+		rc = CIFSSMBQFileInfo(xid, tcon, netfid, data);
+		CIFSSMBClose(xid, tcon, netfid);
+	}
 
-	/* could do find first instead but this returns more info */
-	rc = CIFSSMBQPathInfo(xid, tcon, full_path, data, 0 /* not legacy */,
-			      cifs_sb->local_nls, cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
-						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	/*
 	 * BB optimize code so we do not make the above call when server claims
 	 * no NT SMB support and the above call failed at least once - set flag
 	 * in tcon or mount.
 	 */
 	if ((rc == -EOPNOTSUPP) || (rc == -EINVAL)) {
+		*symlink = false;
 		rc = SMBQueryInformation(xid, tcon, full_path, data,
 					 cifs_sb->local_nls,
 					 cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
 						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 		*adjustTZ = true;
 	}
+
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c b/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c
index 78ff88c..58283dd 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ move_smb2_info_to_cifs(FILE_ALL_INFO *dst, struct smb2_file_all_info *src)
 int
 smb2_query_path_info(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		     struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, const char *full_path,
-		     FILE_ALL_INFO *data, bool *adjust_tz)
+		     FILE_ALL_INFO *data, bool *adjust_tz, bool *symlink)
 {
 	int rc;
 	struct smb2_file_all_info *smb2_data;
@@ -136,9 +136,16 @@ smb2_query_path_info(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	rc = smb2_open_op_close(xid, tcon, cifs_sb, full_path,
-				FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES, FILE_OPEN,
-				OPEN_REPARSE_POINT, smb2_data,
-				SMB2_OP_QUERY_INFO);
+				FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES, FILE_OPEN, 0,
+				smb2_data, SMB2_OP_QUERY_INFO);
+	if (rc == -EOPNOTSUPP) {
+		*symlink = true;
+		/* Failed on a symbolic link - query a reparse point info */
+		rc = smb2_open_op_close(xid, tcon, cifs_sb, full_path,
+					FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES, FILE_OPEN,
+					OPEN_REPARSE_POINT, smb2_data,
+					SMB2_OP_QUERY_INFO);
+	}
 	if (rc)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h b/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
index 313813e..b4eea10 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ extern void move_smb2_info_to_cifs(FILE_ALL_INFO *dst,
 extern int smb2_query_path_info(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 				struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb,
 				const char *full_path, FILE_ALL_INFO *data,
-				bool *adjust_tz);
+				bool *adjust_tz, bool *symlink);
 extern int smb2_set_path_size(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 			      const char *full_path, __u64 size,
 			      struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, bool set_alloc);
