diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index a75902b28bf9..5dcc55197fb3 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ static const match_table_t cifs_mount_option_tokens = {
 
 	{ Opt_ignore, "cred" },
 	{ Opt_ignore, "credentials" },
+	{ Opt_ignore, "cred=%s" },
+	{ Opt_ignore, "credentials=%s" },
 	{ Opt_ignore, "guest" },
 	{ Opt_ignore, "rw" },
 	{ Opt_ignore, "ro" },