diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index 3d15587..afdff79 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -607,7 +607,9 @@
 		    FILE_ALL_INFO *data, struct super_block *sb, int xid,
 		    const __u16 *fid)
 {
-	int rc = 0, tmprc;
+	bool validinum = false;
+	__u16 srchflgs;
+	int rc = 0, tmprc = ENOSYS;
 	struct cifs_tcon *tcon;
 	struct TCP_Server_Info *server;
 	struct tcon_link *tlink;
@@ -615,6 +617,7 @@
 	char *buf = NULL;
 	bool adjust_tz = false;
 	struct cifs_fattr fattr;
+	struct cifs_search_info *srchinf = NULL;
 
 	tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
 	if (IS_ERR(tlink))
@@ -653,9 +656,38 @@
 	} else if (rc == -EREMOTE) {
 		cifs_create_dfs_fattr(&fattr, sb);
 		rc = 0;
-	} else {
+	} else if (rc == -EACCES && backup_cred(cifs_sb)) {
+			srchinf = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cifs_search_info),
+						GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (srchinf == NULL) {
+				rc = -ENOMEM;
+				goto cgii_exit;
+			}
+
+			srchinf->endOfSearch = false;
+			srchinf->info_level = SMB_FIND_FILE_ID_FULL_DIR_INFO;
+
+			srchflgs = CIFS_SEARCH_CLOSE_ALWAYS |
+					CIFS_SEARCH_CLOSE_AT_END |
+					CIFS_SEARCH_BACKUP_SEARCH;
+
+			rc = CIFSFindFirst(xid, tcon, full_path,
+				cifs_sb, NULL, srchflgs, srchinf, false);
+			if (!rc) {
+				data =
+				(FILE_ALL_INFO *)srchinf->srch_entries_start;
+
+				cifs_dir_info_to_fattr(&fattr,
+				(FILE_DIRECTORY_INFO *)data, cifs_sb);
+				fattr.cf_uniqueid = le64_to_cpu(
+				((SEARCH_ID_FULL_DIR_INFO *)data)->UniqueId);
+				validinum = true;
+
+				cifs_buf_release(srchinf->ntwrk_buf_start);
+			}
+			kfree(srchinf);
+	} else
 		goto cgii_exit;
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * If an inode wasn't passed in, then get the inode number
@@ -666,23 +698,21 @@
 	 */
 	if (*inode == NULL) {
 		if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_SERVER_INUM) {
-			if (server->ops->get_srv_inum)
-				tmprc = server->ops->get_srv_inum(xid, tcon,
-					cifs_sb, full_path, &fattr.cf_uniqueid,
-					data);
-			else
-				tmprc = -ENOSYS;
-			if (tmprc || !fattr.cf_uniqueid) {
-				cFYI(1, "GetSrvInodeNum rc %d", tmprc);
-				fattr.cf_uniqueid = iunique(sb, ROOT_I);
-				cifs_autodisable_serverino(cifs_sb);
+			if (validinum == false) {
+				if (server->ops->get_srv_inum)
+					tmprc = server->ops->get_srv_inum(xid,
+						tcon, cifs_sb, full_path,
+						&fattr.cf_uniqueid, data);
+				if (tmprc) {
+					cFYI(1, "GetSrvInodeNum rc %d", tmprc);
+					fattr.cf_uniqueid = iunique(sb, ROOT_I);
+					cifs_autodisable_serverino(cifs_sb);
+				}
 			}
-		} else {
+		} else
 			fattr.cf_uniqueid = iunique(sb, ROOT_I);
-		}
-	} else {
+	} else
 		fattr.cf_uniqueid = CIFS_I(*inode)->uniqueid;
-	}
 
 	/* query for SFU type info if supported and needed */
 	if (fattr.cf_cifsattrs & ATTR_SYSTEM &&