diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
index eb92cd4502cc..3b0f6cda9a87 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/falloc.h>
 #include <linux/scatterlist.h>
 #include <linux/uuid.h>
+#include <linux/sort.h>
 #include <crypto/aead.h>
 #include "cifsglob.h"
 #include "smb2pdu.h"
@@ -552,6 +553,13 @@ parse_server_interfaces(struct network_interface_info_ioctl_rsp *buf,
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static int compare_iface(const void *ia, const void *ib)
+{
+	const struct cifs_server_iface *a = (struct cifs_server_iface *)ia;
+	const struct cifs_server_iface *b = (struct cifs_server_iface *)ib;
+
+	return a->speed == b->speed ? 0 : (a->speed > b->speed ? -1 : 1);
+}
 
 static int
 SMB3_request_interfaces(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
@@ -581,6 +589,9 @@ SMB3_request_interfaces(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
 	if (rc)
 		goto out;
 
+	/* sort interfaces from fastest to slowest */
+	sort(iface_list, iface_count, sizeof(*iface_list), compare_iface, NULL);
+
 	spin_lock(&ses->iface_lock);
 	kfree(ses->iface_list);
 	ses->iface_list = iface_list;