diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index afd317eb9db9..be16da31cbcc 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -830,10 +830,16 @@ lookup_out:
 static int
 cifs_d_revalidate(struct dentry *direntry, unsigned int flags)
 {
+	struct inode *inode;
+
 	if (flags & LOOKUP_RCU)
 		return -ECHILD;
 
 	if (d_really_is_positive(direntry)) {
+		inode = d_inode(direntry);
+		if ((flags & LOOKUP_REVAL) && !CIFS_CACHE_READ(CIFS_I(inode)))
+			CIFS_I(inode)->time = 0; /* force reval */
+
 		if (cifs_revalidate_dentry(direntry))
 			return 0;
 		else {
@@ -844,7 +850,7 @@ cifs_d_revalidate(struct dentry *direntry, unsigned int flags)
 			 * attributes will have been updated by
 			 * cifs_revalidate_dentry().
 			 */
-			if (IS_AUTOMOUNT(d_inode(direntry)) &&
+			if (IS_AUTOMOUNT(inode) &&
 			   !(direntry->d_flags & DCACHE_NEED_AUTOMOUNT)) {
 				spin_lock(&direntry->d_lock);
 				direntry->d_flags |= DCACHE_NEED_AUTOMOUNT;