diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
index fb6318b815098..4c54a8b3da5b6 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ extern struct timespec cnvrtDosUnixTm(__le16 le_date, __le16 le_time,
 
 extern struct cifsFileInfo *cifs_new_fileinfo(struct inode *newinode,
 				__u16 fileHandle, struct file *file,
-				struct vfsmount *mnt, unsigned int oflags);
+				struct vfsmount *mnt, unsigned int oflags,
+				__u32 oplock);
 extern int cifs_posix_open(char *full_path, struct inode **pinode,
 				struct super_block *sb,
 				int mode, int oflags,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index e7ae78b66fa15..9c338780fbabb 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ build_path_from_dentry(struct dentry *direntry)
  */
 struct cifsFileInfo *
 cifs_new_fileinfo(struct inode *newinode, __u16 fileHandle,
-		  struct file *file, struct vfsmount *mnt, unsigned int oflags)
+		  struct file *file, struct vfsmount *mnt, unsigned int oflags,
+		  __u32 oplock)
 {
-	int oplock = 0;
 	struct cifsFileInfo *pCifsFile;
 	struct cifsInodeInfo *pCifsInode;
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(mnt->mnt_sb);
@@ -149,9 +149,6 @@ cifs_new_fileinfo(struct inode *newinode, __u16 fileHandle,
 	if (pCifsFile == NULL)
 		return pCifsFile;
 
-	if (oplockEnabled)
-		oplock = REQ_OPLOCK;
-
 	pCifsFile->netfid = fileHandle;
 	pCifsFile->pid = current->tgid;
 	pCifsFile->pInode = igrab(newinode);
@@ -476,7 +473,7 @@ cifs_create(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry, int mode,
 		}
 
 		pfile_info = cifs_new_fileinfo(newinode, fileHandle, filp,
-					       nd->path.mnt, oflags);
+					       nd->path.mnt, oflags, oplock);
 		if (pfile_info == NULL) {
 			fput(filp);
 			CIFSSMBClose(xid, tcon, fileHandle);
@@ -738,7 +735,8 @@ cifs_lookup(struct inode *parent_dir_inode, struct dentry *direntry,
 
 			cfile = cifs_new_fileinfo(newInode, fileHandle, filp,
 						  nd->path.mnt,
-						  nd->intent.open.flags);
+						  nd->intent.open.flags,
+						  oplock);
 			if (cfile == NULL) {
 				fput(filp);
 				CIFSSMBClose(xid, pTcon, fileHandle);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index 409e4f523e61e..de2e6c42e2439 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ int cifs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 			pCifsFile = cifs_new_fileinfo(inode, netfid, file,
 							file->f_path.mnt,
-							oflags);
+							oflags, oplock);
 			if (pCifsFile == NULL) {
 				CIFSSMBClose(xid, tcon, netfid);
 				rc = -ENOMEM;
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ int cifs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		goto out;
 
 	pCifsFile = cifs_new_fileinfo(inode, netfid, file, file->f_path.mnt,
-					file->f_flags);
+					file->f_flags, oplock);
 	if (pCifsFile == NULL) {
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;