diff --git a/fs/smb/client/readdir.c b/fs/smb/client/readdir.c
index e24684112ab0a..94255401b38dc 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/readdir.c
@@ -133,14 +133,14 @@ cifs_prime_dcache(struct dentry *parent, struct qstr *name,
 				 * Query dir responses don't provide enough
 				 * information about reparse points other than
 				 * their reparse tags.  Save an invalidation by
-				 * not clobbering the existing mode, size and
-				 * symlink target (if any) when reparse tag and
-				 * ctime haven't changed.
+				 * not clobbering some existing attributes when
+				 * reparse tag and ctime haven't changed.
 				 */
 				rc = 0;
 				if (fattr->cf_cifsattrs & ATTR_REPARSE) {
 					if (likely(reparse_inode_match(inode, fattr))) {
 						fattr->cf_mode = inode->i_mode;
+						fattr->cf_rdev = inode->i_rdev;
 						fattr->cf_eof = CIFS_I(inode)->server_eof;
 						fattr->cf_symlink_target = NULL;
 					} else {