diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index b090980..63ea83f 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -2220,16 +2220,8 @@ is_path_accessible(int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 		   struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, const char *full_path)
 {
 	int rc;
-	__u64 inode_num;
 	FILE_ALL_INFO *pfile_info;
 
-	rc = CIFSGetSrvInodeNumber(xid, tcon, full_path, &inode_num,
-				   cifs_sb->local_nls,
-				   cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
-						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
-	if (rc != -EOPNOTSUPP)
-		return rc;
-
 	pfile_info = kmalloc(sizeof(FILE_ALL_INFO), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (pfile_info == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;