diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index 27e97d4..db091c5 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -752,6 +752,9 @@
 
 set_via_filehandle:
 	rc = CIFSSMBSetFileInfo(xid, pTcon, &info_buf, netfid, netpid);
+	if (!rc)
+		cifsInode->cifsAttrs = dosattr;
+
 	if (open_file == NULL)
 		CIFSSMBClose(xid, pTcon, netfid);
 	else
@@ -902,6 +905,7 @@
 			if (rc == 0)
 				drop_nlink(inode);
 		}
+		cifsInode->cifsAttrs = dosattr;
 	}
 out_reval:
 	if (inode) {