diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index 63a196b97d50..bc7e24420ac0 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -584,10 +584,26 @@ cifs_lookup(struct inode *parent_dir_inode, struct dentry *direntry,
 			 * If either that or op not supported returned, follow
 			 * the normal lookup.
 			 */
-			if ((rc == 0) || (rc == -ENOENT))
+			switch (rc) {
+			case 0:
+				/*
+				 * The server may allow us to open things like
+				 * FIFOs, but the client isn't set up to deal
+				 * with that. If it's not a regular file, just
+				 * close it and proceed as if it were a normal
+				 * lookup.
+				 */
+				if (newInode && !S_ISREG(newInode->i_mode)) {
+					CIFSSMBClose(xid, pTcon, fileHandle);
+					break;
+				}
+			case -ENOENT:
 				posix_open = true;
-			else if ((rc == -EINVAL) || (rc != -EOPNOTSUPP))
+			case -EOPNOTSUPP:
+				break;
+			default:
 				pTcon->broken_posix_open = true;
+			}
 		}
 		if (!posix_open)
 			rc = cifs_get_inode_info_unix(&newInode, full_path,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index a5f54b7d9822..745da3d0653e 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -534,6 +534,11 @@ cifs_all_info_to_fattr(struct cifs_fattr *fattr, FILE_ALL_INFO *info,
 	if (fattr->cf_cifsattrs & ATTR_DIRECTORY) {
 		fattr->cf_mode = S_IFDIR | cifs_sb->mnt_dir_mode;
 		fattr->cf_dtype = DT_DIR;
+		/*
+		 * Server can return wrong NumberOfLinks value for directories
+		 * when Unix extensions are disabled - fake it.
+		 */
+		fattr->cf_nlink = 2;
 	} else {
 		fattr->cf_mode = S_IFREG | cifs_sb->mnt_file_mode;
 		fattr->cf_dtype = DT_REG;
@@ -541,9 +546,9 @@ cifs_all_info_to_fattr(struct cifs_fattr *fattr, FILE_ALL_INFO *info,
 		/* clear write bits if ATTR_READONLY is set */
 		if (fattr->cf_cifsattrs & ATTR_READONLY)
 			fattr->cf_mode &= ~(S_IWUGO);
-	}
 
-	fattr->cf_nlink = le32_to_cpu(info->NumberOfLinks);
+		fattr->cf_nlink = le32_to_cpu(info->NumberOfLinks);
+	}
 
 	fattr->cf_uid = cifs_sb->mnt_uid;
 	fattr->cf_gid = cifs_sb->mnt_gid;
@@ -1322,7 +1327,6 @@ int cifs_mkdir(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry, umode_t mode)
 			}
 /*BB check (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_SET_UID ) to see if need
 	to set uid/gid */
-			inc_nlink(inode);
 
 			cifs_unix_basic_to_fattr(&fattr, pInfo, cifs_sb);
 			cifs_fill_uniqueid(inode->i_sb, &fattr);
@@ -1355,7 +1359,6 @@ mkdir_retry_old:
 		d_drop(direntry);
 	} else {
 mkdir_get_info:
-		inc_nlink(inode);
 		if (pTcon->unix_ext)
 			rc = cifs_get_inode_info_unix(&newinode, full_path,
 						      inode->i_sb, xid);
@@ -1436,6 +1439,11 @@ mkdir_get_info:
 		}
 	}
 mkdir_out:
+	/*
+	 * Force revalidate to get parent dir info when needed since cached
+	 * attributes are invalid now.
+	 */
+	CIFS_I(inode)->time = 0;
 	kfree(full_path);
 	FreeXid(xid);
 	cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
@@ -1475,7 +1483,6 @@ int cifs_rmdir(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry)
 	cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
 
 	if (!rc) {
-		drop_nlink(inode);
 		spin_lock(&direntry->d_inode->i_lock);
 		i_size_write(direntry->d_inode, 0);
 		clear_nlink(direntry->d_inode);
@@ -1483,12 +1490,15 @@ int cifs_rmdir(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry)
 	}
 
 	cifsInode = CIFS_I(direntry->d_inode);
-	cifsInode->time = 0;	/* force revalidate to go get info when
-				   needed */
+	/* force revalidate to go get info when needed */
+	cifsInode->time = 0;
 
 	cifsInode = CIFS_I(inode);
-	cifsInode->time = 0;	/* force revalidate to get parent dir info
-				   since cached search results now invalid */
+	/*
+	 * Force revalidate to get parent dir info when needed since cached
+	 * attributes are invalid now.
+	 */
+	cifsInode->time = 0;
 
 	direntry->d_inode->i_ctime = inode->i_ctime = inode->i_mtime =
 		current_fs_time(inode->i_sb);