diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
index 6ae281cff0d5..6039b0cdfe04 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
@@ -3051,7 +3051,7 @@ static long smb3_zero_range(struct file *file, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 static long smb3_punch_hole(struct file *file, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 			    loff_t offset, loff_t len)
 {
-	struct inode *inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile = file->private_data;
 	struct file_zero_data_information fsctl_buf;
 	long rc;
@@ -3060,14 +3060,12 @@ static long smb3_punch_hole(struct file *file, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 
 	xid = get_xid();
 
-	inode = d_inode(cfile->dentry);
-
+	inode_lock(inode);
 	/* Need to make file sparse, if not already, before freeing range. */
 	/* Consider adding equivalent for compressed since it could also work */
 	if (!smb2_set_sparse(xid, tcon, cfile, inode, set_sparse)) {
 		rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		free_xid(xid);
-		return rc;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -3086,6 +3084,8 @@ static long smb3_punch_hole(struct file *file, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 			true /* is_fctl */, (char *)&fsctl_buf,
 			sizeof(struct file_zero_data_information),
 			CIFSMaxBufSize, NULL, NULL);
+out:
+	inode_unlock(inode);
 	free_xid(xid);
 	return rc;
 }