diff --git a/source3/smbd/smb2_server.c b/source3/smbd/smb2_server.c
index f359db0729d..d5cfb26dd63
--- a/source3/smbd/smb2_server.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/smb2_server.c
@@ -3172,7 +3172,9 @@ NTSTATUS smbd_smb2_request_dispatch(struct smbd_smb2_request *req)
 		if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(session_status)) {
 			return smbd_smb2_request_error(req, session_status);
 		}
-	} else if (opcode == SMB2_OP_IOCTL) {
+	}
+
+	if (opcode == SMB2_OP_IOCTL) {
 		/*
 		 * Some special IOCTL calls don't require
 		 * file, tcon nor session.
@@ -3207,6 +3209,9 @@ NTSTATUS smbd_smb2_request_dispatch(struct smbd_smb2_request *req)
 		case FSCTL_SMBTORTURE_FORCE_UNACKED_TIMEOUT:
 			call = &_root_ioctl_call;
 			break;
+		case FSCTL_VALIDATE_NEGOTIATE_INFO:
+			call = &_root_ioctl_call;
+			break;
 		}
 	}