diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index ed6208f..1fc864b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
 	unsigned int xid;
 	FILE_UNIX_BASIC_INFO find_data;
 	struct cifs_fattr fattr;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile = filp->private_data;
 	struct cifs_tcon *tcon = tlink_tcon(cfile->tlink);
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@
 	unsigned int xid;
 	FILE_ALL_INFO find_data;
 	struct cifs_fattr fattr;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile = filp->private_data;
 	struct cifs_tcon *tcon = tlink_tcon(cfile->tlink);
@@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@
 int cifs_revalidate_file_attr(struct file *filp)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile = (struct cifsFileInfo *) filp->private_data;
 
 	if (!cifs_inode_needs_reval(inode))
@@ -1735,7 +1735,7 @@
 int cifs_revalidate_file(struct file *filp)
 {
 	int rc;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 
 	rc = cifs_revalidate_file_attr(filp);
 	if (rc)