diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
index fb1657e..fb6318b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ extern struct cifsFileInfo *cifs_new_fileinfo(struct inode *newinode,
 				__u16 fileHandle, struct file *file,
 				struct vfsmount *mnt, unsigned int oflags);
 extern int cifs_posix_open(char *full_path, struct inode **pinode,
-				struct vfsmount *mnt,
 				struct super_block *sb,
 				int mode, int oflags,
 				__u32 *poplock, __u16 *pnetfid, int xid);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index e11ee2e..fc3129b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -188,8 +188,7 @@ cifs_new_fileinfo(struct inode *newinode, __u16 fileHandle,
 }
 
 int cifs_posix_open(char *full_path, struct inode **pinode,
-			struct vfsmount *mnt, struct super_block *sb,
-			int mode, int oflags,
+			struct super_block *sb, int mode, int oflags,
 			__u32 *poplock, __u16 *pnetfid, int xid)
 {
 	int rc;
@@ -258,21 +257,6 @@ int cifs_posix_open(char *full_path, struct inode **pinode,
 		cifs_fattr_to_inode(*pinode, &fattr);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * cifs_fill_filedata() takes care of setting cifsFileInfo pointer to
-	 * file->private_data.
-	 */
-	if (mnt) {
-		struct cifsFileInfo *pfile_info;
-
-		pfile_info = cifs_new_fileinfo(*pinode, *pnetfid, NULL, mnt,
-					       oflags);
-		if (pfile_info == NULL)
-			rc = -ENOMEM;
-	} else {
-		CIFSSMBClose(xid, cifs_sb->tcon, *pnetfid);
-	}
-
 posix_open_ret:
 	kfree(presp_data);
 	return rc;
@@ -300,7 +284,6 @@ cifs_create(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry, int mode,
 	int create_options = CREATE_NOT_DIR;
 	__u32 oplock = 0;
 	int oflags;
-	bool posix_create = false;
 	/*
 	 * BB below access is probably too much for mknod to request
 	 *    but we have to do query and setpathinfo so requesting
@@ -341,7 +324,6 @@ cifs_create(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry, int mode,
 	    (CIFS_UNIX_POSIX_PATH_OPS_CAP &
 			le64_to_cpu(tcon->fsUnixInfo.Capability))) {
 		rc = cifs_posix_open(full_path, &newinode,
-			nd ? nd->path.mnt : NULL,
 			inode->i_sb, mode, oflags, &oplock, &fileHandle, xid);
 		/* EIO could indicate that (posix open) operation is not
 		   supported, despite what server claimed in capability
@@ -349,7 +331,6 @@ cifs_create(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry, int mode,
 		   handled in posix open */
 
 		if (rc == 0) {
-			posix_create = true;
 			if (newinode == NULL) /* query inode info */
 				goto cifs_create_get_file_info;
 			else /* success, no need to query */
@@ -480,7 +461,7 @@ cifs_create_set_dentry:
 	else
 		cFYI(1, "Create worked, get_inode_info failed rc = %d", rc);
 
-	if (!posix_create && newinode) {
+	if (newinode) {
 		struct cifsFileInfo *pfile_info;
 		/*
 		 * cifs_fill_filedata() takes care of setting cifsFileInfo
@@ -637,6 +618,7 @@ cifs_lookup(struct inode *parent_dir_inode, struct dentry *direntry,
 	bool posix_open = false;
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
 	struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon;
+	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile;
 	struct inode *newInode = NULL;
 	char *full_path = NULL;
 	struct file *filp;
@@ -705,7 +687,7 @@ cifs_lookup(struct inode *parent_dir_inode, struct dentry *direntry,
 		if (nd && !(nd->flags & (LOOKUP_PARENT | LOOKUP_DIRECTORY)) &&
 		     (nd->flags & LOOKUP_OPEN) && !pTcon->broken_posix_open &&
 		     (nd->intent.open.flags & O_CREAT)) {
-			rc = cifs_posix_open(full_path, &newInode, nd->path.mnt,
+			rc = cifs_posix_open(full_path, &newInode,
 					parent_dir_inode->i_sb,
 					nd->intent.open.create_mode,
 					nd->intent.open.flags, &oplock,
@@ -735,8 +717,17 @@ cifs_lookup(struct inode *parent_dir_inode, struct dentry *direntry,
 		else
 			direntry->d_op = &cifs_dentry_ops;
 		d_add(direntry, newInode);
-		if (posix_open)
+		if (posix_open) {
+			cfile = cifs_new_fileinfo(newInode, fileHandle, NULL,
+						  nd->path.mnt,
+						  nd->intent.open.flags);
+			if (cfile == NULL) {
+				CIFSSMBClose(xid, pTcon, fileHandle);
+				res = ERR_PTR(ENOMEM);
+				goto lookup_out;
+			}
 			filp = lookup_instantiate_filp(nd, direntry, NULL);
+		}
 		/* since paths are not looked up by component - the parent
 		   directories are presumed to be good here */
 		renew_parental_timestamps(direntry);
@@ -761,6 +752,7 @@ cifs_lookup(struct inode *parent_dir_inode, struct dentry *direntry,
 		res = ERR_PTR(rc);
 	}
 
+lookup_out:
 	kfree(full_path);
 	FreeXid(xid);
 	return res;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index a83541e..001e916 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -299,8 +299,7 @@ int cifs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		int oflags = (int) cifs_posix_convert_flags(file->f_flags);
 		oflags |= SMB_O_CREAT;
 		/* can not refresh inode info since size could be stale */
-		rc = cifs_posix_open(full_path, &inode, file->f_path.mnt,
-				inode->i_sb,
+		rc = cifs_posix_open(full_path, &inode, inode->i_sb,
 				cifs_sb->mnt_file_mode /* ignored */,
 				oflags, &oplock, &netfid, xid);
 		if (rc == 0) {
@@ -308,7 +307,16 @@ int cifs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 			/* no need for special case handling of setting mode
 			   on read only files needed here */
 
-			pCifsFile = cifs_fill_filedata(file);
+			pCifsFile = cifs_new_fileinfo(inode, netfid, file,
+							file->f_path.mnt,
+							oflags);
+			if (pCifsFile == NULL) {
+				CIFSSMBClose(xid, tcon, netfid);
+				rc = -ENOMEM;
+				goto out;
+			}
+			file->private_data = pCifsFile;
+
 			cifs_posix_open_inode_helper(inode, file, pCifsInode,
 						     oplock, netfid);
 			goto out;
@@ -513,8 +521,7 @@ reopen_error_exit:
 			le64_to_cpu(tcon->fsUnixInfo.Capability))) {
 		int oflags = (int) cifs_posix_convert_flags(file->f_flags);
 		/* can not refresh inode info since size could be stale */
-		rc = cifs_posix_open(full_path, NULL, file->f_path.mnt,
-				inode->i_sb,
+		rc = cifs_posix_open(full_path, NULL, inode->i_sb,
 				cifs_sb->mnt_file_mode /* ignored */,
 				oflags, &oplock, &netfid, xid);
 		if (rc == 0) {
