diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index 79a75c4..ca9dd9d 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ struct cifsFileInfo {
 	struct file *pfile; /* needed for writepage */
 	struct inode *pInode; /* needed for oplock break */
 	struct vfsmount *mnt;
+	struct cifsTconInfo *tcon;
 	struct mutex lock_mutex;
 	struct list_head llist; /* list of byte range locks we have. */
 	bool closePend:1;	/* file is marked to close */
diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index 572d31c..b482486 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ cifs_new_fileinfo(struct inode *newinode, __u16 fileHandle,
 	pCifsFile->pfile = file;
 	pCifsFile->invalidHandle = false;
 	pCifsFile->closePend = false;
+	pCifsFile->tcon = cifs_sb_tcon(cifs_sb);
 	mutex_init(&pCifsFile->fh_mutex);
 	mutex_init(&pCifsFile->lock_mutex);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pCifsFile->llist);