diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index ef71aa1515f6..f621b44cb800 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -401,9 +401,25 @@ int cifs_get_inode_info_unix(struct inode **pinode,
 			rc = -ENOMEM;
 	} else {
 		/* we already have inode, update it */
+
+		/* if uniqueid is different, return error */
+		if (unlikely(cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_SERVER_INUM &&
+		    CIFS_I(*pinode)->uniqueid != fattr.cf_uniqueid)) {
+			rc = -ESTALE;
+			goto cgiiu_exit;
+		}
+
+		/* if filetype is different, return error */
+		if (unlikely(((*pinode)->i_mode & S_IFMT) !=
+		    (fattr.cf_mode & S_IFMT))) {
+			rc = -ESTALE;
+			goto cgiiu_exit;
+		}
+
 		cifs_fattr_to_inode(*pinode, &fattr);
 	}
 
+cgiiu_exit:
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -838,6 +854,15 @@ cifs_get_inode_info(struct inode **inode, const char *full_path,
 		if (!*inode)
 			rc = -ENOMEM;
 	} else {
+		/* we already have inode, update it */
+
+		/* if filetype is different, return error */
+		if (unlikely(((*inode)->i_mode & S_IFMT) !=
+		    (fattr.cf_mode & S_IFMT))) {
+			rc = -ESTALE;
+			goto cgii_exit;
+		}
+
 		cifs_fattr_to_inode(*inode, &fattr);
 	}