diff --git a/fs/9p/acl.c b/fs/9p/acl.c
index 5154552..33aa1167 100644
--- a/fs/9p/acl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/acl.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
 	if (strcmp(name, "") != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dentry->d_inode);
+	v9ses = v9fs_dentry2v9ses(dentry);
 	/*
 	 * We allow set/get/list of acl when access=client is not specified
 	 */
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
 	if (strcmp(name, "") != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dentry->d_inode);
+	v9ses = v9fs_dentry2v9ses(dentry);
 	/*
 	 * set the attribute on the remote. Without even looking at the
 	 * xattr value. We leave it to the server to validate
diff --git a/fs/9p/fid.c b/fs/9p/fid.c
index 99a1a7b..0ee5945 100644
--- a/fs/9p/fid.c
+++ b/fs/9p/fid.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
 	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
 	struct p9_fid *fid, *old_fid = NULL;
 
-	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dentry->d_inode);
+	v9ses = v9fs_dentry2v9ses(dentry);
 	access = v9ses->flags & V9FS_ACCESS_MASK;
 	fid = v9fs_fid_find(dentry, uid, any);
 	if (fid)
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
 	int  any, access;
 	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
 
-	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dentry->d_inode);
+	v9ses = v9fs_dentry2v9ses(dentry);
 	access = v9ses->flags & V9FS_ACCESS_MASK;
 	switch (access) {
 	case V9FS_ACCESS_SINGLE:
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
 	struct p9_fid *fid;
 	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
 
-	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dentry->d_inode);
+	v9ses = v9fs_dentry2v9ses(dentry);
 	fid = v9fs_fid_clone_with_uid(dentry, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(fid))
 		goto error_out;
diff --git a/fs/9p/v9fs.h b/fs/9p/v9fs.h
index 89657e8..9665c2b 100644
--- a/fs/9p/v9fs.h
+++ b/fs/9p/v9fs.h
@@ -174,6 +174,11 @@
 	return (inode->i_sb->s_fs_info);
 }
 
+static inline struct v9fs_session_info *v9fs_dentry2v9ses(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	return dentry->d_sb->s_fs_info;
+}
+
 static inline int v9fs_proto_dotu(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses)
 {
 	return v9ses->flags & V9FS_PROTO_2000U;
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 774a20a..7f6c677 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@
 
 	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "dentry: %p\n", dentry);
 	err = -EPERM;
-	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dentry->d_inode);
+	v9ses = v9fs_dentry2v9ses(dentry);
 	if (v9ses->cache == CACHE_LOOSE || v9ses->cache == CACHE_FSCACHE) {
 		generic_fillattr(dentry->d_inode, stat);
 		return 0;
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@
 		return retval;
 
 	retval = -EPERM;
-	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dentry->d_inode);
+	v9ses = v9fs_dentry2v9ses(dentry);
 	fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry);
 	if(IS_ERR(fid))
 		return PTR_ERR(fid);
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@
 
 	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, " %s\n", dentry->d_name.name);
 	retval = -EPERM;
-	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dentry->d_inode);
+	v9ses = v9fs_dentry2v9ses(dentry);
 	fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(fid))
 		return PTR_ERR(fid);
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
index 8b616dc..ffbb113 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@
 
 	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "dentry: %p\n", dentry);
 	err = -EPERM;
-	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dentry->d_inode);
+	v9ses = v9fs_dentry2v9ses(dentry);
 	if (v9ses->cache == CACHE_LOOSE || v9ses->cache == CACHE_FSCACHE) {
 		generic_fillattr(dentry->d_inode, stat);
 		return 0;
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@
 	p9attr.mtime_nsec = iattr->ia_mtime.tv_nsec;
 
 	retval = -EPERM;
-	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dentry->d_inode);
+	v9ses = v9fs_dentry2v9ses(dentry);
 	fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(fid))
 		return PTR_ERR(fid);
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_super.c b/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
index 09fd08d..f3eed33 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dentry->d_inode);
+	v9ses = v9fs_dentry2v9ses(dentry);
 	if (v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses)) {
 		res = p9_client_statfs(fid, &rs);
 		if (res == 0) {