diff --git a/fs/smb/client/dfs.c b/fs/smb/client/dfs.c
index 81b84151450d2d0766bd8ea8bb74efde41c53562..a8a1d386da6566a2dec94099ae08a80199462bae 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/dfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/dfs.c
@@ -263,15 +263,23 @@ static int __dfs_mount_share(struct cifs_mount_ctx *mnt_ctx)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-/* Resolve UNC hostname in @ctx->source and set ip addr in @ctx->dstaddr */
+/*
+ * If @ctx->dfs_automount, then update @ctx->dstaddr earlier with the DFS root
+ * server from where we'll start following any referrals.  Otherwise rely on the
+ * value provided by mount(2) as the user might not have dns_resolver key set up
+ * and therefore failing to upcall to resolve UNC hostname under @ctx->source.
+ */
 static int update_fs_context_dstaddr(struct smb3_fs_context *ctx)
 {
 	struct sockaddr *addr = (struct sockaddr *)&ctx->dstaddr;
-	int rc;
+	int rc = 0;
 
-	rc = dns_resolve_server_name_to_ip(ctx->source, addr, NULL);
-	if (!rc)
-		cifs_set_port(addr, ctx->port);
+	if (!ctx->nodfs && ctx->dfs_automount) {
+		rc = dns_resolve_server_name_to_ip(ctx->source, addr, NULL);
+		if (!rc)
+			cifs_set_port(addr, ctx->port);
+		ctx->dfs_automount = false;
+	}
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/fs_context.h b/fs/smb/client/fs_context.h
index 9d8d34af021147f646cc6421fdbd210f9cbfa8f2..cf46916286d029a9bd36ea4980786456bd11449f 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/fs_context.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/fs_context.h
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ struct smb3_fs_context {
 	bool witness:1; /* use witness protocol */
 	char *leaf_fullpath;
 	struct cifs_ses *dfs_root_ses;
+	bool dfs_automount:1; /* set for dfs automount only */
 };
 
 extern const struct fs_parameter_spec smb3_fs_parameters[];
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/namespace.c b/fs/smb/client/namespace.c
index c8f5ed8a69f1c15b7097425bd98e7359d012ac18..a6968573b775e7bdcab3df948908e9494f792027 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/namespace.c
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ cifs_build_devname(char *nodename, const char *prepath)
 	return dev;
 }
 
+static bool is_dfs_mount(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(dentry->d_sb);
+	struct cifs_tcon *tcon = cifs_sb_master_tcon(cifs_sb);
+	bool ret;
+
+	spin_lock(&tcon->tc_lock);
+	ret = !!tcon->origin_fullpath;
+	spin_unlock(&tcon->tc_lock);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /* Return full path out of a dentry set for automount */
 static char *automount_fullpath(struct dentry *dentry, void *page)
 {
@@ -212,8 +224,9 @@ static struct vfsmount *cifs_do_automount(struct path *path)
 		ctx->source = NULL;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: ctx: source=%s UNC=%s prepath=%s\n",
-		 __func__, ctx->source, ctx->UNC, ctx->prepath);
+	ctx->dfs_automount = is_dfs_mount(mntpt);
+	cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: ctx: source=%s UNC=%s prepath=%s dfs_automount=%d\n",
+		 __func__, ctx->source, ctx->UNC, ctx->prepath, ctx->dfs_automount);
 
 	mnt = fc_mount(fc);
 out: