diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index 3e3f86841372..2282562e78a1 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -1470,6 +1470,7 @@ struct dfs_info3_param {
 #define CIFS_FATTR_NEED_REVAL		0x4
 #define CIFS_FATTR_INO_COLLISION	0x8
 #define CIFS_FATTR_UNKNOWN_NLINK	0x10
+#define CIFS_FATTR_FAKE_ROOT_INO	0x20
 
 struct cifs_fattr {
 	u32		cf_flags;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index c98a852180b1..f856df4adae3 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -707,6 +707,18 @@ cifs_get_file_info(struct file *filp)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+/* Simple function to return a 64 bit hash of string.  Rarely called */
+static __u64 simple_hashstr(const char *str)
+{
+	const __u64 hash_mult =  1125899906842597L; /* a big enough prime */
+	__u64 hash = 0;
+
+	while (*str)
+		hash = (hash + (__u64) *str++) * hash_mult;
+
+	return hash;
+}
+
 int
 cifs_get_inode_info(struct inode **inode, const char *full_path,
 		    FILE_ALL_INFO *data, struct super_block *sb, int xid,
@@ -816,6 +828,14 @@ cifs_get_inode_info(struct inode **inode, const char *full_path,
 						 tmprc);
 					fattr.cf_uniqueid = iunique(sb, ROOT_I);
 					cifs_autodisable_serverino(cifs_sb);
+				} else if ((fattr.cf_uniqueid == 0) &&
+						strlen(full_path) == 0) {
+					/* some servers ret bad root ino ie 0 */
+					cifs_dbg(FYI, "Invalid (0) inodenum\n");
+					fattr.cf_flags |=
+						CIFS_FATTR_FAKE_ROOT_INO;
+					fattr.cf_uniqueid =
+						simple_hashstr(tcon->treeName);
 				}
 			}
 		} else
@@ -832,6 +852,16 @@ cifs_get_inode_info(struct inode **inode, const char *full_path,
 				&fattr.cf_uniqueid, data);
 			if (tmprc)
 				fattr.cf_uniqueid = CIFS_I(*inode)->uniqueid;
+			else if ((fattr.cf_uniqueid == 0) &&
+					strlen(full_path) == 0) {
+				/*
+				 * Reuse existing root inode num since
+				 * inum zero for root causes ls of . and .. to
+				 * not be returned
+				 */
+				cifs_dbg(FYI, "Srv ret 0 inode num for root\n");
+				fattr.cf_uniqueid = CIFS_I(*inode)->uniqueid;
+			}
 		} else
 			fattr.cf_uniqueid = CIFS_I(*inode)->uniqueid;
 	}
@@ -893,6 +923,9 @@ cifs_get_inode_info(struct inode **inode, const char *full_path,
 	}
 
 cgii_exit:
+	if ((*inode) && ((*inode)->i_ino == 0))
+		cifs_dbg(FYI, "inode number of zero returned\n");
+
 	kfree(buf);
 	cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
 	return rc;