diff --git a/fs/cifs/misc.c b/fs/cifs/misc.c
index 1e25efcb55c..d27d4ec6579 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/misc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/misc.c
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ void
 cifs_autodisable_serverino(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
 {
 	if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_SERVER_INUM) {
-		cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &= CIFS_MOUNT_SERVER_INUM;
+		cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &= ~CIFS_MOUNT_SERVER_INUM;
 		cERROR(1, ("Autodisabling the use of server inode numbers on "
 			   "%s. This server doesn't seem to support them "
 			   "properly. Hardlinks will not be recognized on this "