diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifs_dfs_ref.c b/fs/cifs/cifs_dfs_ref.c
index 7ed36536e754..f1c68629f277 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifs_dfs_ref.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifs_dfs_ref.c
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ static struct vfsmount *cifs_dfs_do_automount(struct dentry *mntpt)
 
 	cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(mntpt->d_inode->i_sb);
 	tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
-	mnt = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	if (IS_ERR(tlink)) {
 		mnt = ERR_CAST(tlink);
 		goto free_full_path;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index 5bfb75346cb0..edd5b29b53c9 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ struct TCP_Server_Info {
 	struct socket *ssocket;
 	struct sockaddr_storage dstaddr;
 	struct sockaddr_storage srcaddr; /* locally bind to this IP */
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
+	struct net *net;
+#endif
 	wait_queue_head_t response_q;
 	wait_queue_head_t request_q; /* if more than maxmpx to srvr must block*/
 	struct list_head pending_mid_q;
@@ -216,6 +219,36 @@ struct TCP_Server_Info {
 #endif
 };
 
+/*
+ * Macros to allow the TCP_Server_Info->net field and related code to drop out
+ * when CONFIG_NET_NS isn't set.
+ */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
+
+static inline struct net *cifs_net_ns(struct TCP_Server_Info *srv)
+{
+	return srv->net;
+}
+
+static inline void cifs_set_net_ns(struct TCP_Server_Info *srv, struct net *net)
+{
+	srv->net = net;
+}
+
+#else
+
+static inline struct net *cifs_net_ns(struct TCP_Server_Info *srv)
+{
+	return &init_net;
+}
+
+static inline void cifs_set_net_ns(struct TCP_Server_Info *srv, struct net *net)
+{
+}
+
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Session structure.  One of these for each uid session with a particular host
  */
diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 18d3c7724d6e..0cc3b81c2e84 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -1568,6 +1568,9 @@ cifs_find_tcp_session(struct sockaddr *addr, struct smb_vol *vol)
 
 	spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(server, &cifs_tcp_ses_list, tcp_ses_list) {
+		if (!net_eq(cifs_net_ns(server), current->nsproxy->net_ns))
+			continue;
+
 		if (!match_address(server, addr,
 				   (struct sockaddr *)&vol->srcaddr))
 			continue;
@@ -1598,6 +1601,8 @@ cifs_put_tcp_session(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	put_net(cifs_net_ns(server));
+
 	list_del_init(&server->tcp_ses_list);
 	spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 
@@ -1672,6 +1677,7 @@ cifs_get_tcp_session(struct smb_vol *volume_info)
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 
+	cifs_set_net_ns(tcp_ses, get_net(current->nsproxy->net_ns));
 	tcp_ses->hostname = extract_hostname(volume_info->UNC);
 	if (IS_ERR(tcp_ses->hostname)) {
 		rc = PTR_ERR(tcp_ses->hostname);
@@ -1752,6 +1758,8 @@ cifs_get_tcp_session(struct smb_vol *volume_info)
 out_err_crypto_release:
 	cifs_crypto_shash_release(tcp_ses);
 
+	put_net(cifs_net_ns(tcp_ses));
+
 out_err:
 	if (tcp_ses) {
 		if (!IS_ERR(tcp_ses->hostname))
@@ -2263,8 +2271,8 @@ generic_ip_connect(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 	}
 
 	if (socket == NULL) {
-		rc = sock_create_kern(sfamily, SOCK_STREAM,
-				      IPPROTO_TCP, &socket);
+		rc = __sock_create(cifs_net_ns(server), sfamily, SOCK_STREAM,
+				   IPPROTO_TCP, &socket, 1);
 		if (rc < 0) {
 			cERROR(1, "Error %d creating socket", rc);
 			server->ssocket = NULL;