diff --git a/fs/smb/client/ntlmssp.h b/fs/smb/client/ntlmssp.h
index 2c5dde2ece58..875de43b72de 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/ntlmssp.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/ntlmssp.h
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ typedef struct _AUTHENTICATE_MESSAGE {
 	SECURITY_BUFFER WorkstationName;
 	SECURITY_BUFFER SessionKey;
 	__le32 NegotiateFlags;
-	/* SECURITY_BUFFER for version info not present since we
-	   do not set the version is present flag */
+	struct	ntlmssp_version Version;
+	/* SECURITY_BUFFER */
 	char UserString[];
 } __attribute__((packed)) AUTHENTICATE_MESSAGE, *PAUTHENTICATE_MESSAGE;
 
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/sess.c b/fs/smb/client/sess.c
index 79f26c560edf..919ace2d13d4 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/sess.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/sess.c
@@ -1060,10 +1060,16 @@ int build_ntlmssp_auth_blob(unsigned char **pbuffer,
 	memcpy(sec_blob->Signature, NTLMSSP_SIGNATURE, 8);
 	sec_blob->MessageType = NtLmAuthenticate;
 
+	/* send version information in ntlmssp authenticate also */
 	flags = ses->ntlmssp->server_flags | NTLMSSP_REQUEST_TARGET |
-		NTLMSSP_NEGOTIATE_TARGET_INFO | NTLMSSP_NEGOTIATE_WORKSTATION_SUPPLIED;
-	/* we only send version information in ntlmssp negotiate, so do not set this flag */
-	flags = flags & ~NTLMSSP_NEGOTIATE_VERSION;
+		NTLMSSP_NEGOTIATE_TARGET_INFO | NTLMSSP_NEGOTIATE_VERSION |
+		NTLMSSP_NEGOTIATE_WORKSTATION_SUPPLIED;
+
+	sec_blob->Version.ProductMajorVersion = LINUX_VERSION_MAJOR;
+	sec_blob->Version.ProductMinorVersion = LINUX_VERSION_PATCHLEVEL;
+	sec_blob->Version.ProductBuild = cpu_to_le16(SMB3_PRODUCT_BUILD);
+	sec_blob->Version.NTLMRevisionCurrent = NTLMSSP_REVISION_W2K3;
+
 	tmp = *pbuffer + sizeof(AUTHENTICATE_MESSAGE);
 	sec_blob->NegotiateFlags = cpu_to_le32(flags);