diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 286171a16ed2..fdf01bfd1b07 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -2281,6 +2281,7 @@ static void smack_task_to_inode(struct task_struct *p, struct inode *inode)
 	struct smack_known *skp = smk_of_task_struct(p);
 
 	isp->smk_inode = skp;
+	isp->smk_flags |= SMK_INODE_INSTANT;
 }
 
 /*