diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index 9a7527dc977e..c19419a38f62 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -365,8 +365,10 @@ static inline void cifsFileInfo_get(struct cifsFileInfo *cifs_file)
 /* Release a reference on the file private data */
 static inline void cifsFileInfo_put(struct cifsFileInfo *cifs_file)
 {
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&cifs_file->count))
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&cifs_file->count)) {
+		iput(cifs_file->pInode);
 		kfree(cifs_file);
+	}
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index 44f735aa2e3f..36435502b5e8 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ cifs_fill_fileinfo(struct inode *newinode, __u16 fileHandle,
 
 	pCifsFile->netfid = fileHandle;
 	pCifsFile->pid = current->tgid;
-	pCifsFile->pInode = newinode;
+	pCifsFile->pInode = igrab(newinode);
 	pCifsFile->invalidHandle = false;
 	pCifsFile->closePend = false;
 	mutex_init(&pCifsFile->fh_mutex);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index 225d127c960e..b976cea24102 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static inline struct cifsFileInfo *cifs_init_private(
 	mutex_init(&private_data->lock_mutex);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&private_data->llist);
 	private_data->pfile = file; /* needed for writepage */
-	private_data->pInode = inode;
+	private_data->pInode = igrab(inode);
 	private_data->invalidHandle = false;
 	private_data->closePend = false;
 	/* Initialize reference count to one.  The private data is