diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index 5d8b7ed..5d841f3 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
 extern mempool_t *cifs_mid_poolp;
 
 struct workqueue_struct	*cifsiod_wq;
+__u32 cifs_lock_secret;
 
 /*
  * Bumps refcount for cifs super block.
@@ -1266,6 +1267,8 @@
 	spin_lock_init(&cifs_file_list_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&GlobalMid_Lock);
 
+	get_random_bytes(&cifs_lock_secret, sizeof(cifs_lock_secret));
+
 	if (cifs_max_pending < 2) {
 		cifs_max_pending = 2;
 		cifs_dbg(FYI, "cifs_max_pending set to min of 2\n");