1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/cifs/readdir.c b/fs/cifs/readdir.c
index 8eaf20a80649..c295338e0a98 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/readdir.c
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ static inline void dump_cifs_file_struct(struct file *file, char *label)
  * Attempt to preload the dcache with the results from the FIND_FIRST/NEXT
  *
  * Find the dentry that matches "name". If there isn't one, create one. If it's
- * a negative dentry or the uniqueid changed, then drop it and recreate it.
+ * a negative dentry or the uniqueid or filetype(mode) changed,
+ * then drop it and recreate it.
  */
 static void
 cifs_prime_dcache(struct dentry *parent, struct qstr *name,
@@ -97,8 +98,11 @@ cifs_prime_dcache(struct dentry *parent, struct qstr *name,
                         if (!(cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_SERVER_INUM))
                                 fattr->cf_uniqueid = CIFS_I(inode)->uniqueid;
 
-                        /* update inode in place if i_ino didn't change */
-                        if (CIFS_I(inode)->uniqueid == fattr->cf_uniqueid) {
+                        /* update inode in place
+                         * if both i_ino and i_mode didn't change */
+                        if (CIFS_I(inode)->uniqueid == fattr->cf_uniqueid &&
+                            (inode->i_mode & S_IFMT) ==
+                            (fattr->cf_mode & S_IFMT)) {
                                 cifs_fattr_to_inode(inode, fattr);
                                 goto out;
                         }