diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index d01c7328dba..dec7c15d886 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ static const match_table_t cifs_mount_option_tokens = {
 	{ Opt_user, "user=%s" },
 	{ Opt_user, "username=%s" },
 	{ Opt_blank_pass, "pass=" },
+	{ Opt_blank_pass, "password=" },
 	{ Opt_pass, "pass=%s" },
 	{ Opt_pass, "password=%s" },
 	{ Opt_blank_ip, "ip=" },