diff --git a/fs/cifs/misc.c b/fs/cifs/misc.c
index cf19e6a81ed9..f3903ae0cc6b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/misc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/misc.c
@@ -742,7 +742,9 @@ cifs_close_deferred_file(struct cifsInodeInfo *cifs_inode)
 	list_for_each_entry(cfile, &cifs_inode->openFileList, flist) {
 		if (delayed_work_pending(&cfile->deferred)) {
 			if (cancel_delayed_work(&cfile->deferred)) {
+				spin_lock(&cifs_inode->deferred_lock);
 				cifs_del_deferred_close(cfile);
+				spin_unlock(&cifs_inode->deferred_lock);
 
 				tmp_list = kmalloc(sizeof(struct file_list), GFP_ATOMIC);
 				if (tmp_list == NULL)
@@ -773,7 +775,9 @@ cifs_close_all_deferred_files(struct cifs_tcon *tcon)
 	list_for_each_entry(cfile, &tcon->openFileList, tlist) {
 		if (delayed_work_pending(&cfile->deferred)) {
 			if (cancel_delayed_work(&cfile->deferred)) {
+				spin_lock(&CIFS_I(d_inode(cfile->dentry))->deferred_lock);
 				cifs_del_deferred_close(cfile);
+				spin_unlock(&CIFS_I(d_inode(cfile->dentry))->deferred_lock);
 
 				tmp_list = kmalloc(sizeof(struct file_list), GFP_ATOMIC);
 				if (tmp_list == NULL)
@@ -808,7 +812,9 @@ cifs_close_deferred_file_under_dentry(struct cifs_tcon *tcon, const char *path)
 		if (strstr(full_path, path)) {
 			if (delayed_work_pending(&cfile->deferred)) {
 				if (cancel_delayed_work(&cfile->deferred)) {
+					spin_lock(&CIFS_I(d_inode(cfile->dentry))->deferred_lock);
 					cifs_del_deferred_close(cfile);
+					spin_unlock(&CIFS_I(d_inode(cfile->dentry))->deferred_lock);
 
 					tmp_list = kmalloc(sizeof(struct file_list), GFP_ATOMIC);
 					if (tmp_list == NULL)