diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
index 6fcbd6200721..46bea6c44ec8 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ smb2_query_dir_first(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	}
 
 	srch_inf->entries_in_buffer = 0;
-	srch_inf->index_of_last_entry = 0;
+	srch_inf->index_of_last_entry = 2;
 
 	rc = SMB2_query_directory(xid, tcon, fid->persistent_fid,
 				  fid->volatile_fid, 0, srch_inf);