diff --git a/fs/cifs/link.c b/fs/cifs/link.c
index da420e8..b8ec664 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/link.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/link.c
@@ -199,7 +199,10 @@
 			     ("Create symlink worked but get_inode_info failed with rc = %d ",
 			      rc));
 		} else {
-			direntry->d_op = &cifs_dentry_ops;
+			if (pTcon->nocase)
+				direntry->d_op = &cifs_ci_dentry_ops;
+			else
+				direntry->d_op = &cifs_dentry_ops;
 			d_instantiate(direntry, newinode);
 		}
 	}