diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index 20350a9..6df0cbe 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@
 	void (*add_credits)(struct TCP_Server_Info *, const unsigned int);
 	void (*set_credits)(struct TCP_Server_Info *, const int);
 	int * (*get_credits_field)(struct TCP_Server_Info *);
+	__u64 (*get_next_mid)(struct TCP_Server_Info *);
 	/* data offset from read response message */
 	unsigned int (*read_data_offset)(char *);
 	/* data length from read response message */
@@ -399,6 +400,12 @@
 	server->ops->set_credits(server, val);
 }
 
+static inline __u64
+get_next_mid(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
+{
+	return server->ops->get_next_mid(server);
+}
+
 /*
  * Macros to allow the TCP_Server_Info->net field and related code to drop out
  * when CONFIG_NET_NS isn't set.