diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 1677401660d0..0efd22e75ac7 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -1968,6 +1968,14 @@ cifs_parse_mount_options(const char *mountdata, const char *devname,
 		goto cifs_parse_mount_err;
 	}
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_SMB_DIRECT
+	if (vol->rdma && vol->sign) {
+		cifs_dbg(VFS, "Currently SMB direct doesn't support signing."
+			" This is being fixed\n");
+		goto cifs_parse_mount_err;
+	}
+#endif
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_KEYS
 	/* Muliuser mounts require CONFIG_KEYS support */
 	if (vol->multiuser) {
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index bee0871d6dda..a3e67beb73e2 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -616,6 +616,11 @@ int smb3_validate_negotiate(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "validate negotiate\n");
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_SMB_DIRECT
+	if (tcon->ses->server->rdma)
+		return 0;
+#endif
+
 	/*
 	 * validation ioctl must be signed, so no point sending this if we
 	 * can not sign it (ie are not known user).  Even if signing is not