diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index eb2e3db3916f..17df90b5f57a 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -898,6 +898,8 @@ cifs_get_inode_info(struct inode **inode, const char *full_path,
 	if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MODE_FROM_SID) {
 		rc = cifs_acl_to_fattr(cifs_sb, &fattr, *inode, true,
 				       full_path, fid);
+		if (rc == -EREMOTE)
+			rc = 0;
 		if (rc) {
 			cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: Get mode from SID failed. rc=%d\n",
 				__func__, rc);
@@ -906,6 +908,8 @@ cifs_get_inode_info(struct inode **inode, const char *full_path,
 	} else if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_CIFS_ACL) {
 		rc = cifs_acl_to_fattr(cifs_sb, &fattr, *inode, false,
 				       full_path, fid);
+		if (rc == -EREMOTE)
+			rc = 0;
 		if (rc) {
 			cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: Getting ACL failed with error: %d\n",
 				 __func__, rc);