diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
index 9e859ba010cf..62de668cd1e1 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
@@ -1115,9 +1115,10 @@ static bool __dir_empty(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 	struct ksmbd_readdir_data *buf;
 
 	buf = container_of(ctx, struct ksmbd_readdir_data, ctx);
-	buf->dirent_count++;
+	if (!is_dot_dotdot(name, namlen))
+		buf->dirent_count++;
 
-	return buf->dirent_count <= 2;
+	return !buf->dirent_count;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1137,7 +1138,7 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_empty_dir(struct ksmbd_file *fp)
 	readdir_data.dirent_count = 0;
 
 	err = iterate_dir(fp->filp, &readdir_data.ctx);
-	if (readdir_data.dirent_count > 2)
+	if (readdir_data.dirent_count)
 		err = -ENOTEMPTY;
 	else
 		err = 0;