diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index f4e13d6..8cb85a8 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -2210,6 +2210,11 @@ is_path_accessible(int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 			      0 /* not legacy */, cifs_sb->local_nls,
 			      cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
 				CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+
+	if (rc == -EOPNOTSUPP || rc == -EINVAL)
+		rc = SMBQueryInformation(xid, tcon, full_path, pfile_info,
+				cifs_sb->local_nls, cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+				  CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	kfree(pfile_info);
 	return rc;
 }