Index: smbd/msdfs.c
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--- smbd/msdfs.c	(revision 23842)
+++ smbd/msdfs.c	(working copy)
@@ -388,7 +388,8 @@
 
 	pstrcpy(localpath, pdp->reqpath);
 	status = unix_convert(conn, localpath, search_flag, NULL, &sbuf);
-	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
+	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status) && !NT_STATUS_EQUAL(status,
+					NT_STATUS_OBJECT_PATH_NOT_FOUND)) {
 		return status;
 	}