diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index dc7175b75c26465fe497db41b0e0f5340b9bf19a..0fbae9a2bcdbcf54491049ee052c149349d2160e 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -4783,12 +4783,19 @@ void cifs_oplock_break(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile = container_of(work, struct cifsFileInfo,
 						  oplock_break);
 	struct inode *inode = d_inode(cfile->dentry);
+	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct cifsInodeInfo *cinode = CIFS_I(inode);
 	struct cifs_tcon *tcon = tlink_tcon(cfile->tlink);
 	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = tcon->ses->server;
 	int rc = 0;
 	bool purge_cache = false;
 
+	/*
+	 * Hold a reference to the superblock to prevent it and its inodes from
+	 * being freed while we are accessing cinode. Otherwise, _cifsFileInfo_put()
+	 * may release the last reference to the sb and trigger inode eviction.
+	 */
+	cifs_sb_active(sb);
 	wait_on_bit(&cinode->flags, CIFS_INODE_PENDING_WRITERS,
 			TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 
@@ -4836,6 +4843,7 @@ void cifs_oplock_break(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 	_cifsFileInfo_put(cfile, false /* do not wait for ourself */, false);
 	cifs_done_oplock_break(cinode);
+	cifs_sb_deactive(sb);
 }
 
 /*