diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index 3e126d7..55b5811 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@
 	int rc;
 	struct cifs_fid fid;
 	struct cifs_open_parms oparms;
-	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	struct cifsInodeInfo *cifsInode = CIFS_I(inode);
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	struct tcon_link *tlink;
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * If dentry->d_inode is null (usually meaning the cached dentry
+ * If d_inode(dentry) is null (usually meaning the cached dentry
  * is a negative dentry) then we would attempt a standard SMB delete, but
  * if that fails we can not attempt the fall back mechanisms on EACCESS
  * but will return the EACCESS to the caller. Note that the VFS does not call
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@
 	int rc = 0;
 	unsigned int xid;
 	char *full_path = NULL;
-	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	struct cifsInodeInfo *cifs_inode;
 	struct super_block *sb = dir->i_sb;
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(sb);
@@ -1551,13 +1551,13 @@
 	cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
 
 	if (!rc) {
-		spin_lock(&direntry->d_inode->i_lock);
-		i_size_write(direntry->d_inode, 0);
-		clear_nlink(direntry->d_inode);
-		spin_unlock(&direntry->d_inode->i_lock);
+		spin_lock(&d_inode(direntry)->i_lock);
+		i_size_write(d_inode(direntry), 0);
+		clear_nlink(d_inode(direntry));
+		spin_unlock(&d_inode(direntry)->i_lock);
 	}
 
-	cifsInode = CIFS_I(direntry->d_inode);
+	cifsInode = CIFS_I(d_inode(direntry));
 	/* force revalidate to go get info when needed */
 	cifsInode->time = 0;
 
@@ -1568,7 +1568,7 @@
 	 */
 	cifsInode->time = 0;
 
-	direntry->d_inode->i_ctime = inode->i_ctime = inode->i_mtime =
+	d_inode(direntry)->i_ctime = inode->i_ctime = inode->i_mtime =
 		current_fs_time(inode->i_sb);
 
 rmdir_exit:
@@ -1727,7 +1727,7 @@
 
 unlink_target:
 	/* Try unlinking the target dentry if it's not negative */
-	if (target_dentry->d_inode && (rc == -EACCES || rc == -EEXIST)) {
+	if (d_really_is_positive(target_dentry) && (rc == -EACCES || rc == -EEXIST)) {
 		if (d_is_dir(target_dentry))
 			tmprc = cifs_rmdir(target_dir, target_dentry);
 		else
@@ -1867,7 +1867,7 @@
 {
 	unsigned int xid;
 	int rc = 0;
-	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	struct super_block *sb = dentry->d_sb;
 	char *full_path = NULL;
 
@@ -1919,7 +1919,7 @@
 int cifs_revalidate_dentry(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	int rc;
-	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 
 	rc = cifs_revalidate_dentry_attr(dentry);
 	if (rc)
@@ -1933,7 +1933,7 @@
 {
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(dentry->d_sb);
 	struct cifs_tcon *tcon = cifs_sb_master_tcon(cifs_sb);
-	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	int rc;
 
 	/*
@@ -2110,7 +2110,7 @@
 	int rc;
 	unsigned int xid;
 	char *full_path = NULL;
-	struct inode *inode = direntry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(direntry);
 	struct cifsInodeInfo *cifsInode = CIFS_I(inode);
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	struct tcon_link *tlink;
@@ -2251,7 +2251,7 @@
 	unsigned int xid;
 	kuid_t uid = INVALID_UID;
 	kgid_t gid = INVALID_GID;
-	struct inode *inode = direntry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(direntry);
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	struct cifsInodeInfo *cifsInode = CIFS_I(inode);
 	char *full_path = NULL;
@@ -2409,7 +2409,7 @@
 int
 cifs_setattr(struct dentry *direntry, struct iattr *attrs)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = direntry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(direntry);
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	struct cifs_tcon *pTcon = cifs_sb_master_tcon(cifs_sb);