diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.c b/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.c
index 913164c958b1..5a232d94f567 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ int ksmbd_query_inode_status(struct dentry *dentry)
 		return ret;
 
 	down_read(&ci->m_lock);
-	if (ci->m_flags & (S_DEL_PENDING | S_DEL_ON_CLS))
+	if (ci->m_flags & S_DEL_PENDING)
 		ret = KSMBD_INODE_STATUS_PENDING_DELETE;
 	else
 		ret = KSMBD_INODE_STATUS_OK;
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ bool ksmbd_inode_pending_delete(struct ksmbd_file *fp)
 	int ret;
 
 	down_read(&ci->m_lock);
-	ret = (ci->m_flags & (S_DEL_PENDING | S_DEL_ON_CLS));
+	ret = (ci->m_flags & S_DEL_PENDING);
 	up_read(&ci->m_lock);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -395,12 +395,20 @@ static void __ksmbd_inode_close(struct ksmbd_file *fp)
 		}
 	}
 
+	down_write(&ci->m_lock);
+	/* Promote S_DEL_ON_CLS to S_DEL_PENDING when close */
+	if (ci->m_flags & S_DEL_ON_CLS) {
+		ci->m_flags &= ~S_DEL_ON_CLS;
+		ci->m_flags |= S_DEL_PENDING;
+	}
+	up_write(&ci->m_lock);
+
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ci->m_count)) {
 		bool do_unlink = false;
 
 		down_write(&ci->m_lock);
-		if (ci->m_flags & (S_DEL_ON_CLS | S_DEL_PENDING)) {
-			ci->m_flags &= ~(S_DEL_ON_CLS | S_DEL_PENDING);
+		if (ci->m_flags & S_DEL_PENDING) {
+			ci->m_flags &= ~S_DEL_PENDING;
 			do_unlink = true;
 		}
 		up_write(&ci->m_lock);