diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index 44f735a..3643550 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 
 	pCifsFile->netfid = fileHandle;
 	pCifsFile->pid = current->tgid;
-	pCifsFile->pInode = newinode;
+	pCifsFile->pInode = igrab(newinode);
 	pCifsFile->invalidHandle = false;
 	pCifsFile->closePend = false;
 	mutex_init(&pCifsFile->fh_mutex);