diff --git a/fs/cifs/misc.c b/fs/cifs/misc.c
index 191e622..0241b25 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/misc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/misc.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 
 extern mempool_t *cifs_sm_req_poolp;
 extern mempool_t *cifs_req_poolp;
-extern struct task_struct *oplockThread;
 
 /* The xid serves as a useful identifier for each incoming vfs request,
    in a similar way to the mid which is useful to track each sent smb,
@@ -500,6 +499,7 @@
 	struct cifsTconInfo *tcon;
 	struct cifsInodeInfo *pCifsInode;
 	struct cifsFileInfo *netfile;
+	int rc;
 
 	cFYI(1, ("Checking for oplock break or dnotify response"));
 	if ((pSMB->hdr.Command == SMB_COM_NT_TRANSACT) &&
@@ -569,19 +569,30 @@
 				if (pSMB->Fid != netfile->netfid)
 					continue;
 
-				read_unlock(&GlobalSMBSeslock);
-				read_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+				/*
+				 * don't do anything if file is about to be
+				 * closed anyway.
+				 */
+				if (netfile->closePend) {
+					read_unlock(&GlobalSMBSeslock);
+					read_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
+					return true;
+				}
+
 				cFYI(1, ("file id match, oplock break"));
 				pCifsInode = CIFS_I(netfile->pInode);
 				pCifsInode->clientCanCacheAll = false;
 				if (pSMB->OplockLevel == 0)
 					pCifsInode->clientCanCacheRead = false;
-				AllocOplockQEntry(netfile->pInode,
-						  netfile->netfid, tcon);
-				cFYI(1, ("about to wake up oplock thread"));
-				if (oplockThread)
-					wake_up_process(oplockThread);
-
+				rc = slow_work_enqueue(&netfile->oplock_break);
+				if (rc) {
+					cERROR(1, ("failed to enqueue oplock "
+						   "break: %d\n", rc));
+				} else {
+					netfile->oplock_break_cancelled = false;
+				}
+				read_unlock(&GlobalSMBSeslock);
+				read_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
 				return true;
 			}
 			read_unlock(&GlobalSMBSeslock);