diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index 4f85dfdf197d..8289e61937a2 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ struct cifsFileInfo {
 	/* BB add lock scope info here if needed */ ;
 	/* lock scope id (0 if none) */
 	struct file *pfile; /* needed for writepage */
-	struct inode *pInode; /* needed for oplock break */
+	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct vfsmount *mnt;
 	struct tcon_link *tlink;
 	struct mutex lock_mutex;
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ static inline void cifsFileInfo_put(struct cifsFileInfo *cifs_file)
 {
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&cifs_file->count)) {
 		cifs_put_tlink(cifs_file->tlink);
-		iput(cifs_file->pInode);
+		dput(cifs_file->dentry);
 		kfree(cifs_file);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index e249b561ce8f..6887c412c61a 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ cifs_new_fileinfo(struct inode *newinode, __u16 fileHandle, struct file *file,
 		  struct vfsmount *mnt, struct tcon_link *tlink,
 		  unsigned int oflags, __u32 oplock)
 {
+	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
 	struct cifsFileInfo *pCifsFile;
 	struct cifsInodeInfo *pCifsInode;
 
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ cifs_new_fileinfo(struct inode *newinode, __u16 fileHandle, struct file *file,
 	pCifsFile->netfid = fileHandle;
 	pCifsFile->pid = current->tgid;
 	pCifsFile->uid = current_fsuid();
-	pCifsFile->pInode = igrab(newinode);
+	pCifsFile->dentry = dget(dentry);
 	pCifsFile->mnt = mnt;
 	pCifsFile->pfile = file;
 	pCifsFile->invalidHandle = false;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index 80856f180711..c302b9c52644 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -2335,7 +2335,7 @@ void cifs_oplock_break(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile = container_of(work, struct cifsFileInfo,
 						  oplock_break);
-	struct inode *inode = cfile->pInode;
+	struct inode *inode = cfile->dentry->d_inode;
 	struct cifsInodeInfo *cinode = CIFS_I(inode);
 	int rc, waitrc = 0;
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/misc.c b/fs/cifs/misc.c
index 252f2768db84..9bac3e74b314 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/misc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/misc.c
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ is_valid_oplock_break(struct smb_hdr *buf, struct TCP_Server_Info *srv)
 				}
 
 				cFYI(1, "file id match, oplock break");
-				pCifsInode = CIFS_I(netfile->pInode);
+				pCifsInode = CIFS_I(netfile->dentry->d_inode);
 				pCifsInode->clientCanCacheAll = false;
 				if (pSMB->OplockLevel == 0)
 					pCifsInode->clientCanCacheRead = false;