diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index 1e375abc..24332d4 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
 
 			pCifsFile = cifs_new_fileinfo(inode, netfid, file,
 							file->f_path.mnt,
-							tcon, oflags, oplock);
+							tlink, oflags, oplock);
 			if (pCifsFile == NULL) {
 				CIFSSMBClose(xid, tcon, netfid);
 				rc = -ENOMEM;
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@
 		goto out;
 
 	pCifsFile = cifs_new_fileinfo(inode, netfid, file, file->f_path.mnt,
-					tcon, file->f_flags, oplock);
+					tlink, file->f_flags, oplock);
 	if (pCifsFile == NULL) {
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@
 	}
 
 	cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
-	tcon = pCifsFile->tcon;
+	tcon = tlink_tcon(pCifsFile->tlink);
 
 /* can not grab rename sem here because various ops, including
    those that already have the rename sem can end up causing writepage
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@
 	xid = GetXid();
 
 	cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
-	pTcon = pSMBFile->tcon;
+	pTcon = tlink_tcon(pSMBFile->tlink);
 	if (pSMBFile) {
 		struct cifsLockInfo *li, *tmp;
 		write_lock(&GlobalSMBSeslock);
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@
 	xid = GetXid();
 
 	if (pCFileStruct) {
-		struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon = pCFileStruct->tcon;
+		struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon = tlink_tcon(pCFileStruct->tlink);
 
 		cFYI(1, "Freeing private data in close dir");
 		write_lock(&GlobalSMBSeslock);
@@ -684,6 +684,7 @@
 			else
 				cifs_buf_release(ptmp);
 		}
+		cifs_put_tlink(pCFileStruct->tlink);
 		kfree(file->private_data);
 		file->private_data = NULL;
 	}
@@ -770,7 +771,7 @@
 		cFYI(1, "Unknown type of lock");
 
 	cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(file->f_path.dentry->d_sb);
-	tcon = ((struct cifsFileInfo *)file->private_data)->tcon;
+	tcon = tlink_tcon(((struct cifsFileInfo *)file->private_data)->tlink);
 
 	if (file->private_data == NULL) {
 		rc = -EBADF;
@@ -970,7 +971,7 @@
 		return -EBADF;
 
 	open_file = file->private_data;
-	pTcon = open_file->tcon;
+	pTcon = tlink_tcon(open_file->tlink);
 
 	rc = generic_write_checks(file, poffset, &write_size, 0);
 	if (rc)
@@ -1071,7 +1072,7 @@
 	if (file->private_data == NULL)
 		return -EBADF;
 	open_file = file->private_data;
-	pTcon = open_file->tcon;
+	pTcon = tlink_tcon(open_file->tlink);
 
 	xid = GetXid();
 
@@ -1393,7 +1394,7 @@
 		return generic_writepages(mapping, wbc);
 	}
 
-	tcon = open_file->tcon;
+	tcon = tlink_tcon(open_file->tlink);
 	if (!experimEnabled && tcon->ses->server->secMode &
 			(SECMODE_SIGN_REQUIRED | SECMODE_SIGN_ENABLED)) {
 		cifsFileInfo_put(open_file);
@@ -1672,7 +1673,7 @@
 	if (rc == 0) {
 		rc = CIFS_I(inode)->write_behind_rc;
 		CIFS_I(inode)->write_behind_rc = 0;
-		tcon = smbfile->tcon;
+		tcon = tlink_tcon(smbfile->tlink);
 		if (!rc && tcon && smbfile &&
 		   !(CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb)->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_NOSSYNC))
 			rc = CIFSSMBFlush(xid, tcon, smbfile->netfid);
@@ -1764,7 +1765,7 @@
 		return rc;
 	}
 	open_file = file->private_data;
-	pTcon = open_file->tcon;
+	pTcon = tlink_tcon(open_file->tlink);
 
 	if ((file->f_flags & O_ACCMODE) == O_WRONLY)
 		cFYI(1, "attempting read on write only file instance");
@@ -1845,7 +1846,7 @@
 		return rc;
 	}
 	open_file = file->private_data;
-	pTcon = open_file->tcon;
+	pTcon = tlink_tcon(open_file->tlink);
 
 	if ((file->f_flags & O_ACCMODE) == O_WRONLY)
 		cFYI(1, "attempting read on write only file instance");
@@ -1981,7 +1982,7 @@
 	}
 	open_file = file->private_data;
 	cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(file->f_path.dentry->d_sb);
-	pTcon = open_file->tcon;
+	pTcon = tlink_tcon(open_file->tlink);
 
 	/*
 	 * Reads as many pages as possible from fscache. Returns -ENOBUFS
@@ -2345,8 +2346,8 @@
 	 * disconnected since oplock already released by the server
 	 */
 	if (!cfile->closePend && !cfile->oplock_break_cancelled) {
-		rc = CIFSSMBLock(0, cfile->tcon, cfile->netfid, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-				 LOCKING_ANDX_OPLOCK_RELEASE, false);
+		rc = CIFSSMBLock(0, tlink_tcon(cfile->tlink), cfile->netfid, 0,
+				 0, 0, 0, LOCKING_ANDX_OPLOCK_RELEASE, false);
 		cFYI(1, "Oplock release rc = %d", rc);
 	}