diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
index cdbc2cd207dc..1e1a5f3ab600 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ struct TCP_Server_Info {
 	bool noautotune;		/* do not autotune send buf sizes */
 	bool nosharesock;
 	bool tcp_nodelay;
+	bool terminate;
 	unsigned int credits;  /* send no more requests at once */
 	unsigned int max_credits; /* can override large 32000 default at mnt */
 	unsigned int in_flight;  /* number of requests on the wire to server */
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifsproto.h b/fs/smb/client/cifsproto.h
index 5a4c1f1e0d91..828c3916cb88 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifsproto.h
@@ -644,6 +644,8 @@ cifs_chan_needs_reconnect(struct cifs_ses *ses,
 bool
 cifs_chan_is_iface_active(struct cifs_ses *ses,
 			  struct TCP_Server_Info *server);
+void
+cifs_disable_secondary_channels(struct cifs_ses *ses);
 int
 cifs_chan_update_iface(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct TCP_Server_Info *server);
 int
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/connect.c b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
index 149cde77500e..6fe80d5d7c23 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/connect.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
@@ -220,6 +220,14 @@ cifs_mark_tcp_ses_conns_for_reconnect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
 
 	spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(ses, nses, &pserver->smb_ses_list, smb_ses_list) {
+		/*
+		 * if channel has been marked for termination, nothing to do
+		 * for the channel. in fact, we cannot find the channel for the
+		 * server. So safe to exit here
+		 */
+		if (server->terminate)
+			break;
+
 		/* check if iface is still active */
 		if (!cifs_chan_is_iface_active(ses, server))
 			cifs_chan_update_iface(ses, server);
@@ -254,6 +262,8 @@ cifs_mark_tcp_ses_conns_for_reconnect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
 			spin_lock(&tcon->tc_lock);
 			tcon->status = TID_NEED_RECON;
 			spin_unlock(&tcon->tc_lock);
+
+			cancel_delayed_work_sync(&tcon->query_interfaces);
 		}
 		if (ses->tcon_ipc) {
 			ses->tcon_ipc->need_reconnect = true;
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/sess.c b/fs/smb/client/sess.c
index 6843deed6119..51bcd78fc5bf 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/sess.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/sess.c
@@ -288,6 +288,60 @@ int cifs_try_adding_channels(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, struct cifs_ses *ses)
 	return new_chan_count - old_chan_count;
 }
 
+/*
+ * called when multichannel is disabled by the server.
+ * this always gets called from smb2_reconnect
+ * and cannot get called in parallel threads.
+ */
+void
+cifs_disable_secondary_channels(struct cifs_ses *ses)
+{
+	int i, chan_count;
+	struct TCP_Server_Info *server;
+	struct cifs_server_iface *iface;
+
+	spin_lock(&ses->chan_lock);
+	chan_count = ses->chan_count;
+	if (chan_count == 1)
+		goto done;
+
+	ses->chan_count = 1;
+
+	/* for all secondary channels reset the need reconnect bit */
+	ses->chans_need_reconnect &= 1;
+
+	for (i = 1; i < chan_count; i++) {
+		iface = ses->chans[i].iface;
+		server = ses->chans[i].server;
+
+		if (iface) {
+			spin_lock(&ses->iface_lock);
+			kref_put(&iface->refcount, release_iface);
+			ses->chans[i].iface = NULL;
+			iface->num_channels--;
+			if (iface->weight_fulfilled)
+				iface->weight_fulfilled--;
+			spin_unlock(&ses->iface_lock);
+		}
+
+		spin_unlock(&ses->chan_lock);
+		if (server && !server->terminate) {
+			server->terminate = true;
+			cifs_signal_cifsd_for_reconnect(server, false);
+		}
+		spin_lock(&ses->chan_lock);
+
+		if (server) {
+			ses->chans[i].server = NULL;
+			cifs_put_tcp_session(server, false);
+		}
+
+	}
+
+done:
+	spin_unlock(&ses->chan_lock);
+}
+
 /*
  * update the iface for the channel if necessary.
  * will return 0 when iface is updated, 1 if removed, 2 otherwise
@@ -580,14 +634,10 @@ cifs_ses_add_channel(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 
 out:
 	if (rc && chan->server) {
-		/*
-		 * we should avoid race with these delayed works before we
-		 * remove this channel
-		 */
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&chan->server->echo);
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&chan->server->reconnect);
+		cifs_put_tcp_session(chan->server, 0);
 
 		spin_lock(&ses->chan_lock);
+
 		/* we rely on all bits beyond chan_count to be clear */
 		cifs_chan_clear_need_reconnect(ses, chan->server);
 		ses->chan_count--;
@@ -597,8 +647,6 @@ cifs_ses_add_channel(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 		 */
 		WARN_ON(ses->chan_count < 1);
 		spin_unlock(&ses->chan_lock);
-
-		cifs_put_tcp_session(chan->server, 0);
 	}
 
 	kfree(ctx->UNC);
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
index 2617437a4627..d1d4d9100870 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ smb2_reconnect(__le16 smb2_command, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	struct nls_table *nls_codepage = NULL;
 	struct cifs_ses *ses;
 	int xid;
+	struct TCP_Server_Info *pserver;
+	unsigned int chan_index;
 
 	/*
 	 * SMB2s NegProt, SessSetup, Logoff do not have tcon yet so
@@ -224,6 +226,12 @@ smb2_reconnect(__le16 smb2_command, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 			return -EAGAIN;
 		}
 	}
+
+	/* if server is marked for termination, cifsd will cleanup */
+	if (server->terminate) {
+		spin_unlock(&server->srv_lock);
+		return -EHOSTDOWN;
+	}
 	spin_unlock(&server->srv_lock);
 
 again:
@@ -242,12 +250,24 @@ smb2_reconnect(__le16 smb2_command, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		 tcon->need_reconnect);
 
 	mutex_lock(&ses->session_mutex);
+	/*
+	 * if this is called by delayed work, and the channel has been disabled
+	 * in parallel, the delayed work can continue to execute in parallel
+	 * there's a chance that this channel may not exist anymore
+	 */
+	spin_lock(&server->srv_lock);
+	if (server->tcpStatus == CifsExiting) {
+		spin_unlock(&server->srv_lock);
+		mutex_unlock(&ses->session_mutex);
+		rc = -EHOSTDOWN;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Recheck after acquire mutex. If another thread is negotiating
 	 * and the server never sends an answer the socket will be closed
 	 * and tcpStatus set to reconnect.
 	 */
-	spin_lock(&server->srv_lock);
 	if (server->tcpStatus == CifsNeedReconnect) {
 		spin_unlock(&server->srv_lock);
 		mutex_unlock(&ses->session_mutex);
@@ -284,6 +304,47 @@ smb2_reconnect(__le16 smb2_command, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 
 	rc = cifs_negotiate_protocol(0, ses, server);
 	if (!rc) {
+		/*
+		 * if server stopped supporting multichannel
+		 * and the first channel reconnected, disable all the others.
+		 */
+		if (ses->chan_count > 1 &&
+		    !(server->capabilities & SMB2_GLOBAL_CAP_MULTI_CHANNEL)) {
+			if (SERVER_IS_CHAN(server)) {
+				cifs_dbg(VFS, "server %s does not support " \
+					 "multichannel anymore. skipping secondary channel\n",
+					 ses->server->hostname);
+
+				spin_lock(&ses->chan_lock);
+				chan_index = cifs_ses_get_chan_index(ses, server);
+				if (chan_index == CIFS_INVAL_CHAN_INDEX) {
+					spin_unlock(&ses->chan_lock);
+					goto skip_terminate;
+				}
+
+				ses->chans[chan_index].server = NULL;
+				cifs_put_tcp_session(server, 1);
+				spin_unlock(&ses->chan_lock);
+
+				server->terminate = true;
+				cifs_signal_cifsd_for_reconnect(server, false);
+
+				/* mark primary server as needing reconnect */
+				pserver = server->primary_server;
+				cifs_signal_cifsd_for_reconnect(pserver, false);
+
+skip_terminate:
+				mutex_unlock(&ses->session_mutex);
+				rc = -EHOSTDOWN;
+				goto out;
+			} else {
+				cifs_dbg(VFS, "server %s does not support " \
+					 "multichannel anymore. disabling all other channels\n",
+					 ses->server->hostname);
+				cifs_disable_secondary_channels(ses);
+			}
+		}
+
 		rc = cifs_setup_session(0, ses, server, nls_codepage);
 		if ((rc == -EACCES) && !tcon->retry) {
 			mutex_unlock(&ses->session_mutex);
@@ -3833,6 +3894,13 @@ void smb2_reconnect_server(struct work_struct *work)
 	/* Prevent simultaneous reconnects that can corrupt tcon->rlist list */
 	mutex_lock(&pserver->reconnect_mutex);
 
+	/* if the server is marked for termination, drop the ref count here */
+	if (server->terminate) {
+		cifs_put_tcp_session(server, true);
+		mutex_unlock(&pserver->reconnect_mutex);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tmp_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tmp_ses_list);
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "Reconnecting tcons and channels\n");
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/transport.c b/fs/smb/client/transport.c
index 14710afdc2a3..c60c65926933 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/transport.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/transport.c
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ struct TCP_Server_Info *cifs_pick_channel(struct cifs_ses *ses)
 	spin_lock(&ses->chan_lock);
 	for (i = 0; i < ses->chan_count; i++) {
 		server = ses->chans[i].server;
-		if (!server)
+		if (!server || server->terminate)
 			continue;
 
 		/*
