diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index 17df90b5f57a..fd9e289f3e72 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -2614,13 +2614,18 @@ cifs_setattr(struct dentry *direntry, struct iattr *attrs)
 {
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(direntry->d_sb);
 	struct cifs_tcon *pTcon = cifs_sb_master_tcon(cifs_sb);
+	int rc, retries = 0;
 
-	if (pTcon->unix_ext)
-		return cifs_setattr_unix(direntry, attrs);
-
-	return cifs_setattr_nounix(direntry, attrs);
+	do {
+		if (pTcon->unix_ext)
+			rc = cifs_setattr_unix(direntry, attrs);
+		else
+			rc = cifs_setattr_nounix(direntry, attrs);
+		retries++;
+	} while (is_retryable_error(rc) && retries < 2);
 
 	/* BB: add cifs_setattr_legacy for really old servers */
+	return rc;
 }
 
 #if 0