diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2glob.h b/fs/cifs/smb2glob.h
index bc0bb9c34f72..0ffa18094335 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2glob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2glob.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #define SMB2_OP_DELETE 7
 #define SMB2_OP_HARDLINK 8
 #define SMB2_OP_SET_EOF 9
+#define SMB2_OP_RMDIR 10
 
 /* Used when constructing chained read requests. */
 #define CHAINED_REQUEST 1
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c b/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c
index 899bbc86f73e..4f0231e685a9 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2inode.c
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ smb2_open_op_close(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		 * SMB2_open() call.
 		 */
 		break;
+	case SMB2_OP_RMDIR:
+		tmprc = SMB2_rmdir(xid, tcon, fid.persistent_fid,
+				   fid.volatile_fid);
+		break;
 	case SMB2_OP_RENAME:
 		tmprc = SMB2_rename(xid, tcon, fid.persistent_fid,
 				    fid.volatile_fid, (__le16 *)data);
@@ -191,8 +195,8 @@ smb2_rmdir(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon, const char *name,
 	   struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
 {
 	return smb2_open_op_close(xid, tcon, cifs_sb, name, DELETE, FILE_OPEN,
-				  CREATE_NOT_FILE | CREATE_DELETE_ON_CLOSE,
-				  NULL, SMB2_OP_DELETE);
+				  CREATE_NOT_FILE,
+				  NULL, SMB2_OP_RMDIR);
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index 42e1f440eb1e..8f38e33d365b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -2574,6 +2574,22 @@ SMB2_rename(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	return rc;
 }
 
+int
+SMB2_rmdir(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
+		  u64 persistent_fid, u64 volatile_fid)
+{
+	__u8 delete_pending = 1;
+	void *data;
+	unsigned int size;
+
+	data = &delete_pending;
+	size = 1; /* sizeof __u8 */
+
+	return send_set_info(xid, tcon, persistent_fid, volatile_fid,
+			current->tgid, FILE_DISPOSITION_INFORMATION, 1, &data,
+			&size);
+}
+
 int
 SMB2_set_hardlink(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		  u64 persistent_fid, u64 volatile_fid, __le16 *target_file)
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h b/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
index 4f07dc93608d..eb2cde2f64ba 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ extern int SMB2_query_directory(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 extern int SMB2_rename(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		       u64 persistent_fid, u64 volatile_fid,
 		       __le16 *target_file);
+extern int SMB2_rmdir(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
+		      u64 persistent_fid, u64 volatile_fid);
 extern int SMB2_set_hardlink(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 			     u64 persistent_fid, u64 volatile_fid,
 			     __le16 *target_file);