diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
index 0af4abf78a8ece..7d9a209fe6e070 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
@@ -658,7 +658,8 @@ parse_server_interfaces(struct network_interface_info_ioctl_rsp *buf,
 
 	while (bytes_left >= (ssize_t)sizeof(*p)) {
 		memset(&tmp_iface, 0, sizeof(tmp_iface));
-		tmp_iface.speed = le64_to_cpu(p->LinkSpeed);
+		/* default to 1Gbps when link speed is unset */
+		tmp_iface.speed = le64_to_cpu(p->LinkSpeed) ?: 1000000000;
 		tmp_iface.rdma_capable = le32_to_cpu(p->Capability & RDMA_CAPABLE) ? 1 : 0;
 		tmp_iface.rss_capable = le32_to_cpu(p->Capability & RSS_CAPABLE) ? 1 : 0;