diff --git a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
index 37b14a239614..aa020185bb52 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
@@ -3625,10 +3625,8 @@ int smb2_open(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 
 reconnected_fp:
 	rsp->StructureSize = cpu_to_le16(89);
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	opinfo = rcu_dereference(fp->f_opinfo);
+	opinfo = opinfo_get(fp);
 	rsp->OplockLevel = opinfo != NULL ? opinfo->level : 0;
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 	rsp->Flags = 0;
 	rsp->CreateAction = cpu_to_le32(file_info);
 	rsp->CreationTime = cpu_to_le64(fp->create_time);
@@ -3669,6 +3667,7 @@ reconnected_fp:
 		next_ptr = &lease_ccontext->Next;
 		next_off = conn->vals->create_lease_size;
 	}
+	opinfo_put(opinfo);
 
 	if (maximal_access_ctxt) {
 		struct create_context *mxac_ccontext;