diff --git a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
index c996264db2c65c..ac4204955a8568 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
@@ -3039,7 +3039,7 @@ int smb2_open(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 		}
 	}
 
-	rc = ksmbd_query_inode_status(d_inode(path.dentry->d_parent));
+	rc = ksmbd_query_inode_status(path.dentry->d_parent);
 	if (rc == KSMBD_INODE_STATUS_PENDING_DELETE) {
 		rc = -EBUSY;
 		goto err_out;
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
index 533257b46fc171..9091dcd7a3102c 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_rename(struct ksmbd_work *work, const struct path *old_path,
 		goto out3;
 	}
 
-	parent_fp = ksmbd_lookup_fd_inode(d_inode(old_child->d_parent));
+	parent_fp = ksmbd_lookup_fd_inode(old_child->d_parent);
 	if (parent_fp) {
 		if (parent_fp->daccess & FILE_DELETE_LE) {
 			pr_err("parent dir is opened with delete access\n");
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.c b/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.c
index c91eac6514dd95..ddf233994ddbbf 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.c
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ static unsigned long inode_hash(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long hashval)
 	return tmp & inode_hash_mask;
 }
 
-static struct ksmbd_inode *__ksmbd_inode_lookup(struct inode *inode)
+static struct ksmbd_inode *__ksmbd_inode_lookup(struct dentry *de)
 {
 	struct hlist_head *head = inode_hashtable +
-		inode_hash(inode->i_sb, inode->i_ino);
+		inode_hash(d_inode(de)->i_sb, (unsigned long)de);
 	struct ksmbd_inode *ci = NULL, *ret_ci = NULL;
 
 	hlist_for_each_entry(ci, head, m_hash) {
-		if (ci->m_inode == inode) {
+		if (ci->m_de == de) {
 			if (atomic_inc_not_zero(&ci->m_count))
 				ret_ci = ci;
 			break;
@@ -84,26 +84,16 @@ static struct ksmbd_inode *__ksmbd_inode_lookup(struct inode *inode)
 
 static struct ksmbd_inode *ksmbd_inode_lookup(struct ksmbd_file *fp)
 {
-	return __ksmbd_inode_lookup(file_inode(fp->filp));
+	return __ksmbd_inode_lookup(fp->filp->f_path.dentry);
 }
 
-static struct ksmbd_inode *ksmbd_inode_lookup_by_vfsinode(struct inode *inode)
-{
-	struct ksmbd_inode *ci;
-
-	read_lock(&inode_hash_lock);
-	ci = __ksmbd_inode_lookup(inode);
-	read_unlock(&inode_hash_lock);
-	return ci;
-}
-
-int ksmbd_query_inode_status(struct inode *inode)
+int ksmbd_query_inode_status(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct ksmbd_inode *ci;
 	int ret = KSMBD_INODE_STATUS_UNKNOWN;
 
 	read_lock(&inode_hash_lock);
-	ci = __ksmbd_inode_lookup(inode);
+	ci = __ksmbd_inode_lookup(dentry);
 	if (ci) {
 		ret = KSMBD_INODE_STATUS_OK;
 		if (ci->m_flags & (S_DEL_PENDING | S_DEL_ON_CLS))
@@ -143,7 +133,7 @@ void ksmbd_fd_set_delete_on_close(struct ksmbd_file *fp,
 static void ksmbd_inode_hash(struct ksmbd_inode *ci)
 {
 	struct hlist_head *b = inode_hashtable +
-		inode_hash(ci->m_inode->i_sb, ci->m_inode->i_ino);
+		inode_hash(d_inode(ci->m_de)->i_sb, (unsigned long)ci->m_de);
 
 	hlist_add_head(&ci->m_hash, b);
 }
@@ -157,7 +147,6 @@ static void ksmbd_inode_unhash(struct ksmbd_inode *ci)
 
 static int ksmbd_inode_init(struct ksmbd_inode *ci, struct ksmbd_file *fp)
 {
-	ci->m_inode = file_inode(fp->filp);
 	atomic_set(&ci->m_count, 1);
 	atomic_set(&ci->op_count, 0);
 	atomic_set(&ci->sop_count, 0);
@@ -166,6 +155,7 @@ static int ksmbd_inode_init(struct ksmbd_inode *ci, struct ksmbd_file *fp)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ci->m_fp_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ci->m_op_list);
 	rwlock_init(&ci->m_lock);
+	ci->m_de = fp->filp->f_path.dentry;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -488,12 +478,15 @@ struct ksmbd_file *ksmbd_lookup_fd_cguid(char *cguid)
 	return fp;
 }
 
-struct ksmbd_file *ksmbd_lookup_fd_inode(struct inode *inode)
+struct ksmbd_file *ksmbd_lookup_fd_inode(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct ksmbd_file	*lfp;
 	struct ksmbd_inode	*ci;
+	struct inode		*inode = d_inode(dentry);
 
-	ci = ksmbd_inode_lookup_by_vfsinode(inode);
+	read_lock(&inode_hash_lock);
+	ci = __ksmbd_inode_lookup(dentry);
+	read_unlock(&inode_hash_lock);
 	if (!ci)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.h b/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.h
index 03d0bf941216f8..8325cf4527c464 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.h
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct ksmbd_inode {
 	atomic_t			op_count;
 	/* opinfo count for streams */
 	atomic_t			sop_count;
-	struct inode			*m_inode;
+	struct dentry			*m_de;
 	unsigned int			m_flags;
 	struct hlist_node		m_hash;
 	struct list_head		m_fp_list;
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ struct ksmbd_file *ksmbd_lookup_fd_slow(struct ksmbd_work *work, u64 id,
 void ksmbd_fd_put(struct ksmbd_work *work, struct ksmbd_file *fp);
 struct ksmbd_file *ksmbd_lookup_durable_fd(unsigned long long id);
 struct ksmbd_file *ksmbd_lookup_fd_cguid(char *cguid);
-struct ksmbd_file *ksmbd_lookup_fd_inode(struct inode *inode);
+struct ksmbd_file *ksmbd_lookup_fd_inode(struct dentry *dentry);
 unsigned int ksmbd_open_durable_fd(struct ksmbd_file *fp);
 struct ksmbd_file *ksmbd_open_fd(struct ksmbd_work *work, struct file *filp);
 void ksmbd_close_tree_conn_fds(struct ksmbd_work *work);
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ enum KSMBD_INODE_STATUS {
 	KSMBD_INODE_STATUS_PENDING_DELETE,
 };
 
-int ksmbd_query_inode_status(struct inode *inode);
+int ksmbd_query_inode_status(struct dentry *dentry);
 bool ksmbd_inode_pending_delete(struct ksmbd_file *fp);
 void ksmbd_set_inode_pending_delete(struct ksmbd_file *fp);
 void ksmbd_clear_inode_pending_delete(struct ksmbd_file *fp);