diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index 3bae2e53f0b8..5dcc95b38310 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ int cifs_get_inode_info_unix(struct inode **pinode,
 		/* if uniqueid is different, return error */
 		if (unlikely(cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_SERVER_INUM &&
 		    CIFS_I(*pinode)->uniqueid != fattr.cf_uniqueid)) {
+			CIFS_I(*pinode)->time = 0; /* force reval */
 			rc = -ESTALE;
 			goto cgiiu_exit;
 		}
@@ -421,6 +422,7 @@ int cifs_get_inode_info_unix(struct inode **pinode,
 		/* if filetype is different, return error */
 		if (unlikely(((*pinode)->i_mode & S_IFMT) !=
 		    (fattr.cf_mode & S_IFMT))) {
+			CIFS_I(*pinode)->time = 0; /* force reval */
 			rc = -ESTALE;
 			goto cgiiu_exit;
 		}
@@ -933,6 +935,7 @@ cifs_get_inode_info(struct inode **inode, const char *full_path,
 		/* if uniqueid is different, return error */
 		if (unlikely(cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_SERVER_INUM &&
 		    CIFS_I(*inode)->uniqueid != fattr.cf_uniqueid)) {
+			CIFS_I(*inode)->time = 0; /* force reval */
 			rc = -ESTALE;
 			goto cgii_exit;
 		}
@@ -940,6 +943,7 @@ cifs_get_inode_info(struct inode **inode, const char *full_path,
 		/* if filetype is different, return error */
 		if (unlikely(((*inode)->i_mode & S_IFMT) !=
 		    (fattr.cf_mode & S_IFMT))) {
+			CIFS_I(*inode)->time = 0; /* force reval */
 			rc = -ESTALE;
 			goto cgii_exit;
 		}