diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index de7f9168..8b35365 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@
 static ssize_t cifs_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 				   unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = iocb->ki_filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(iocb->ki_filp);
 	ssize_t written;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@
 	 */
 	if (whence != SEEK_SET && whence != SEEK_CUR) {
 		int rc;
-		struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+		struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 
 		/*
 		 * We need to be sure that all dirty pages are written and the
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@
 {
 	/* note that this is called by vfs setlease with lock_flocks held
 	   to protect *lease from going away */
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile = file->private_data;
 
 	if (!(S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)))