diff --git a/source3/smbd/proto.h b/source3/smbd/proto.h
index 4bb0f9a54c8..378c5d04918 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/proto.h
+++ b/source3/smbd/proto.h
@@ -1250,6 +1250,7 @@ NTSTATUS vfs_streaminfo(connection_struct *conn,
 			TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 			unsigned int *num_streams,
 			struct stream_struct **streams);
+void init_smb_file_time(struct smb_file_time *ft);
 
 /* The following definitions come from smbd/avahi_register.c */
 
diff --git a/source3/smbd/vfs.c b/source3/smbd/vfs.c
index dbf42cd56f4..fdae4922fe8 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/vfs.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/vfs.c
@@ -1451,6 +1451,16 @@ NTSTATUS vfs_stat_fsp(files_struct *fsp)
 	return NT_STATUS_OK;
 }
 
+void init_smb_file_time(struct smb_file_time *ft)
+{
+	*ft = (struct smb_file_time) {
+		.atime = make_omit_timespec(),
+		.ctime = make_omit_timespec(),
+		.mtime = make_omit_timespec(),
+		.create_time = make_omit_timespec()
+	};
+}
+
 /**
  * Initialize num_streams and streams, then call VFS op streaminfo
  */