diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index f5fcd6360056..65d9771e49f9 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ cifs_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	cifs_inode->uniqueid = 0;
 	cifs_inode->createtime = 0;
 	cifs_inode->epoch = 0;
+	spin_lock_init(&cifs_inode->open_file_lock);
 	generate_random_uuid(cifs_inode->lease_key);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index 334ff5f9c3f3..4777b3c4a92c 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -1377,6 +1377,7 @@ struct cifsInodeInfo {
 	struct rw_semaphore lock_sem;	/* protect the fields above */
 	/* BB add in lists for dirty pages i.e. write caching info for oplock */
 	struct list_head openFileList;
+	spinlock_t	open_file_lock;	/* protects openFileList */
 	__u32 cifsAttrs; /* e.g. DOS archive bit, sparse, compressed, system */
 	unsigned int oplock;		/* oplock/lease level we have */
 	unsigned int epoch;		/* used to track lease state changes */
@@ -1780,10 +1781,14 @@ require use of the stronger protocol */
  *  tcp_ses_lock protects:
  *	list operations on tcp and SMB session lists
  *  tcon->open_file_lock protects the list of open files hanging off the tcon
+ *  inode->open_file_lock protects the openFileList hanging off the inode
  *  cfile->file_info_lock protects counters and fields in cifs file struct
  *  f_owner.lock protects certain per file struct operations
  *  mapping->page_lock protects certain per page operations
  *
+ *  Note that the cifs_tcon.open_file_lock should be taken before
+ *  not after the cifsInodeInfo.open_file_lock
+ *
  *  Semaphores
  *  ----------
  *  sesSem     operations on smb session
diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index 06e27ac6d82c..97090693d182 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -338,10 +338,12 @@ cifs_new_fileinfo(struct cifs_fid *fid, struct file *file,
 	atomic_inc(&tcon->num_local_opens);
 
 	/* if readable file instance put first in list*/
+	spin_lock(&cinode->open_file_lock);
 	if (file->f_mode & FMODE_READ)
 		list_add(&cfile->flist, &cinode->openFileList);
 	else
 		list_add_tail(&cfile->flist, &cinode->openFileList);
+	spin_unlock(&cinode->open_file_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&tcon->open_file_lock);
 
 	if (fid->purge_cache)
@@ -413,7 +415,9 @@ void _cifsFileInfo_put(struct cifsFileInfo *cifs_file, bool wait_oplock_handler)
 	cifs_add_pending_open_locked(&fid, cifs_file->tlink, &open);
 
 	/* remove it from the lists */
+	spin_lock(&cifsi->open_file_lock);
 	list_del(&cifs_file->flist);
+	spin_unlock(&cifsi->open_file_lock);
 	list_del(&cifs_file->tlist);
 	atomic_dec(&tcon->num_local_opens);
 
@@ -1950,9 +1954,9 @@ refind_writable:
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		spin_lock(&tcon->open_file_lock);
+		spin_lock(&cifs_inode->open_file_lock);
 		list_move_tail(&inv_file->flist, &cifs_inode->openFileList);
-		spin_unlock(&tcon->open_file_lock);
+		spin_unlock(&cifs_inode->open_file_lock);
 		cifsFileInfo_put(inv_file);
 		++refind;
 		inv_file = NULL;