diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
index b84c291ba1ebf38d0295b0dd919c794c28caa099..d7b78d531e63f99f6e2a350e081c9836918b64b5 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ int v9fs_file_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 					v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses));
 	fid = file->private_data;
 	if (!fid) {
-		fid = v9fs_fid_clone(file->f_path.dentry);
+		fid = v9fs_fid_clone(file_dentry(file));
 		if (IS_ERR(fid))
 			return PTR_ERR(fid);
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ int v9fs_file_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		 * because we want write after unlink usecase
 		 * to work.
 		 */
-		fid = v9fs_writeback_fid(file->f_path.dentry);
+		fid = v9fs_writeback_fid(file_dentry(file));
 		if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(fid);
 			mutex_unlock(&v9inode->v_mutex);
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ v9fs_mmap_file_mmap(struct file *filp, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		 * because we want write after unlink usecase
 		 * to work.
 		 */
-		fid = v9fs_writeback_fid(filp->f_path.dentry);
+		fid = v9fs_writeback_fid(file_dentry(filp));
 		if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
 			retval = PTR_ERR(fid);
 			mutex_unlock(&v9inode->v_mutex);