diff --git a/src/WINNT/afsd/smb_ioctl.c b/src/WINNT/afsd/smb_ioctl.c
index 1b4690ddf3..e47d94b400 100644
--- a/src/WINNT/afsd/smb_ioctl.c
+++ b/src/WINNT/afsd/smb_ioctl.c
@@ -40,8 +40,14 @@ void smb_InitIoctl(void)
         smb_ioctlProcsp[VIOCSETAL] = cm_IoctlSetACL;
         smb_ioctlProcsp[VIOC_FLUSHVOLUME] = cm_IoctlFlushVolume;
         smb_ioctlProcsp[VIOCFLUSH] = cm_IoctlFlushFile;
+#ifdef COMMENT
+        /* This functions do not return the data expected by the 
+	 * Windows CIFS client.  Calling them only increases the 
+	 * number of roundtrips to the file server with no benefit.
+	 */
         smb_ioctlProcsp[VIOCSETVOLSTAT] = cm_IoctlSetVolumeStatus;
         smb_ioctlProcsp[VIOCGETVOLSTAT] = cm_IoctlGetVolumeStatus;
+#endif
         smb_ioctlProcsp[VIOCWHEREIS] = cm_IoctlWhereIs;
         smb_ioctlProcsp[VIOC_AFS_STAT_MT_PT] = cm_IoctlStatMountPoint;
         smb_ioctlProcsp[VIOC_AFS_DELETE_MT_PT] = cm_IoctlDeleteMountPoint;