diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index 62f907e..806d458 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@
 		f->f_mode = FMODE_PATH;
 
 	path_get(&f->f_path);
-	inode = file_inode(f);
+	inode = f->f_inode = f->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
 	if (f->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) {
 		error = __get_file_write_access(inode, f->f_path.mnt);
 		if (error)
@@ -752,6 +752,7 @@
 	path_put(&f->f_path);
 	f->f_path.mnt = NULL;
 	f->f_path.dentry = NULL;
+	f->f_inode = NULL;
 	return error;
 }