diff --git a/fs/cifs/transport.c b/fs/cifs/transport.c
index e27e255d40dd..36b2ece43403 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/transport.c
@@ -339,8 +339,8 @@ __smb_send_rqst(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, int num_rqst,
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
 	if (signal_pending(current)) {
-		cifs_dbg(FYI, "signal is pending before sending any data\n");
-		return -EINTR;
+		cifs_dbg(FYI, "signal pending before send request\n");
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
 	}
 
 	/* cork the socket */