diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 3d82977..bde1877 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ void v9fs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	fscache_relinquish_cookie(v9fs_inode_cookie(v9inode), false);
 	/* clunk the fid stashed in writeback_fid */
 	if (v9inode->writeback_fid) {
-		p9_client_clunk(v9inode->writeback_fid);
+		p9_fid_put(v9inode->writeback_fid);
 		v9inode->writeback_fid = NULL;
 	}
 }
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ static int v9fs_remove(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int flags)
 	if (v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses))
 		retval = p9_client_unlinkat(dfid, dentry->d_name.name,
 					    v9fs_at_to_dotl_flags(flags));
-	p9_client_clunk(dfid);
+	p9_fid_put(dfid);
 	if (retval == -EOPNOTSUPP) {
 		/* Try the one based on path */
 		v9fid = v9fs_fid_clone(dentry);
@@ -633,14 +633,14 @@ v9fs_create(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct inode *dir,
 	if (IS_ERR(ofid)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(ofid);
 		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_walk failed %d\n", err);
-		p9_client_clunk(dfid);
+		p9_fid_put(dfid);
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 	}
 
 	err = p9_client_fcreate(ofid, name, perm, mode, extension);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_fcreate failed %d\n", err);
-		p9_client_clunk(dfid);
+		p9_fid_put(dfid);
 		goto error;
 	}
 
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ v9fs_create(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct inode *dir,
 			p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS,
 				   "p9_client_walk failed %d\n", err);
 			fid = NULL;
-			p9_client_clunk(dfid);
+			p9_fid_put(dfid);
 			goto error;
 		}
 		/*
@@ -663,20 +663,20 @@ v9fs_create(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses, struct inode *dir,
 			err = PTR_ERR(inode);
 			p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS,
 				   "inode creation failed %d\n", err);
-			p9_client_clunk(dfid);
+			p9_fid_put(dfid);
 			goto error;
 		}
 		v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
 		d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	}
-	p9_client_clunk(dfid);
+	p9_fid_put(dfid);
 	return ofid;
 error:
 	if (ofid)
-		p9_client_clunk(ofid);
+		p9_fid_put(ofid);
 
 	if (fid)
-		p9_client_clunk(fid);
+		p9_fid_put(fid);
 
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_create(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 		return PTR_ERR(fid);
 
 	v9fs_invalidate_inode_attr(dir);
-	p9_client_clunk(fid);
+	p9_fid_put(fid);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_mkdir(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 	}
 
 	if (fid)
-		p9_client_clunk(fid);
+		p9_fid_put(fid);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	 */
 	name = dentry->d_name.name;
 	fid = p9_client_walk(dfid, 1, &name, 1);
-	p9_client_clunk(dfid);
+	p9_fid_put(dfid);
 	if (fid == ERR_PTR(-ENOENT))
 		inode = NULL;
 	else if (IS_ERR(fid))
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		else if (!IS_ERR(res))
 			v9fs_fid_add(res, fid);
 		else
-			p9_client_clunk(fid);
+			p9_fid_put(fid);
 	}
 	return res;
 }
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 
 error:
 	if (fid)
-		p9_client_clunk(fid);
+		p9_fid_put(fid);
 	goto out;
 }
 
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_rename(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *old_dir,
 	dfid = v9fs_parent_fid(old_dentry);
 	olddirfid = clone_fid(dfid);
 	if (dfid && !IS_ERR(dfid))
-		p9_client_clunk(dfid);
+		p9_fid_put(dfid);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(olddirfid)) {
 		retval = PTR_ERR(olddirfid);
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_rename(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *old_dir,
 
 	dfid = v9fs_parent_fid(new_dentry);
 	newdirfid = clone_fid(dfid);
-	p9_client_clunk(dfid);
+	p9_fid_put(dfid);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(newdirfid)) {
 		retval = PTR_ERR(newdirfid);
@@ -1020,13 +1020,13 @@ v9fs_vfs_rename(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *old_dir,
 		d_move(old_dentry, new_dentry);
 	}
 	up_write(&v9ses->rename_sem);
-	p9_client_clunk(newdirfid);
+	p9_fid_put(newdirfid);
 
 clunk_olddir:
-	p9_client_clunk(olddirfid);
+	p9_fid_put(olddirfid);
 
 done:
-	p9_client_clunk(oldfid);
+	p9_fid_put(oldfid);
 	return retval;
 }
 
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_getattr(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, const struct path *path,
 		return PTR_ERR(fid);
 
 	st = p9_client_stat(fid);
-	p9_client_clunk(fid);
+	p9_fid_put(fid);
 	if (IS_ERR(st))
 		return PTR_ERR(st);
 
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_setattr(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 	retval = p9_client_wstat(fid, &wstat);
 
 	if (use_dentry)
-		p9_client_clunk(fid);
+		p9_fid_put(fid);
 
 	if (retval < 0)
 		return retval;
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ static const char *v9fs_vfs_get_link(struct dentry *dentry,
 		return ERR_CAST(fid);
 
 	st = p9_client_stat(fid);
-	p9_client_clunk(fid);
+	p9_fid_put(fid);
 	if (IS_ERR(st))
 		return ERR_CAST(st);
 
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_mkspecial(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		return PTR_ERR(fid);
 
 	v9fs_invalidate_inode_attr(dir);
-	p9_client_clunk(fid);
+	p9_fid_put(fid);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
 		v9fs_refresh_inode(oldfid, d_inode(old_dentry));
 		v9fs_invalidate_inode_attr(dir);
 	}
-	p9_client_clunk(oldfid);
+	p9_fid_put(oldfid);
 	return retval;
 }