diff --git a/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h b/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h
index cdf441f22e07..dcce42d55d68 100644
--- a/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h
+++ b/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ struct inode *v9fs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb);
 void v9fs_free_inode(struct inode *inode);
 struct inode *v9fs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, umode_t mode,
 			     dev_t rdev);
+void v9fs_set_netfs_context(struct inode *inode);
 int v9fs_init_inode(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses,
 		    struct inode *inode, umode_t mode, dev_t rdev);
 void v9fs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode);
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 0d28ecf668d0..ea695c4a7a3f 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void v9fs_free_inode(struct inode *inode)
 /*
  * Set parameters for the netfs library
  */
-static void v9fs_set_netfs_context(struct inode *inode)
+void v9fs_set_netfs_context(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct v9fs_inode *v9inode = V9FS_I(inode);
 	netfs_inode_init(&v9inode->netfs, &v9fs_req_ops);
@@ -326,8 +326,6 @@ int v9fs_init_inode(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses,
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto error;
 	}
-
-	v9fs_set_netfs_context(inode);
 error:
 	return err;
 
@@ -359,6 +357,7 @@ struct inode *v9fs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
 		iput(inode);
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 	}
+	v9fs_set_netfs_context(inode);
 	return inode;
 }
 
@@ -464,6 +463,7 @@ static struct inode *v9fs_qid_iget(struct super_block *sb,
 		goto error;
 
 	v9fs_stat2inode(st, inode, sb, 0);
+	v9fs_set_netfs_context(inode);
 	v9fs_cache_inode_get_cookie(inode);
 	unlock_new_inode(inode);
 	return inode;
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
index 1312f68965ac..91bcee2ab3c4 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ static struct inode *v9fs_qid_iget_dotl(struct super_block *sb,
 		goto error;
 
 	v9fs_stat2inode_dotl(st, inode, 0);
+	v9fs_set_netfs_context(inode);
 	v9fs_cache_inode_get_cookie(inode);
 	retval = v9fs_get_acl(inode, fid);
 	if (retval)