diff --git a/fs/cifs/fs_context.c b/fs/cifs/fs_context.c
index 553adfbcc22a6..72742eb1df4a7 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/fs_context.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/fs_context.c
@@ -918,6 +918,13 @@ static int smb3_fs_context_parse_param(struct fs_context *fc,
 		ctx->cred_uid = uid;
 		ctx->cruid_specified = true;
 		break;
+	case Opt_backupuid:
+		uid = make_kuid(current_user_ns(), result.uint_32);
+		if (!uid_valid(uid))
+			goto cifs_parse_mount_err;
+		ctx->backupuid = uid;
+		ctx->backupuid_specified = true;
+		break;
 	case Opt_backupgid:
 		gid = make_kgid(current_user_ns(), result.uint_32);
 		if (!gid_valid(gid))