diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c b/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
index 14d7f3599c63..38fbda52e06f 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
@@ -1928,13 +1928,13 @@ int smb2_tree_connect(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 	if (conn->posix_ext_supported)
 		status.tree_conn->posix_extensions = true;
 
-out_err1:
 	rsp->StructureSize = cpu_to_le16(16);
+	inc_rfc1001_len(work->response_buf, 16);
+out_err1:
 	rsp->Capabilities = 0;
 	rsp->Reserved = 0;
 	/* default manual caching */
 	rsp->ShareFlags = SMB2_SHAREFLAG_MANUAL_CACHING;
-	inc_rfc1001_len(work->response_buf, 16);
 
 	if (!IS_ERR(treename))
 		kfree(treename);
@@ -1967,6 +1967,9 @@ int smb2_tree_connect(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 		rsp->hdr.Status = STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED;
 	}
 
+	if (status.ret != KSMBD_TREE_CONN_STATUS_OK)
+		smb2_set_err_rsp(work);
+
 	return rc;
 }