diff --git a/fs/smb/client/file.c b/fs/smb/client/file.c
index 1aa4844f8b8a..0d428517f454 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/file.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/file.c
@@ -3354,8 +3354,8 @@ void cifs_oplock_break(struct work_struct *work)
 	wait_on_bit(&cinode->flags, CIFS_INODE_PENDING_WRITERS,
 			TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 
-	tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
-	if (IS_ERR(tlink)) {
+	tlink = cifs_get_tlink(cfile->tlink);
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(tlink)) {
 		/* drop the reference taken when the break was queued */
 		_cifsFileInfo_put(cfile, false /* do not wait for ourself */, false);
 		goto out;