diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
index 7ceea52058ab..50fedc2513c3 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
@@ -405,9 +405,11 @@ struct smb_version_operations {
 		      const char *from_name, const char *to_name,
 		      struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb);
 	/* send create hardlink request */
-	int (*create_hardlink)(const unsigned int, struct cifs_tcon *,
-			       const char *, const char *,
-			       struct cifs_sb_info *);
+	int (*create_hardlink)(const unsigned int xid,
+			       struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
+			       struct dentry *source_dentry,
+			       const char *from_name, const char *to_name,
+			       struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb);
 	/* query symlink target */
 	int (*query_symlink)(const unsigned int xid,
 			     struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifsproto.h b/fs/smb/client/cifsproto.h
index e680fe46d4e8..afbab86331a1 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifsproto.h
@@ -447,9 +447,11 @@ extern int CIFSSMBRenameOpenFile(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 				 int netfid, const char *target_name,
 				 const struct nls_table *nls_codepage,
 				 int remap_special_chars);
-extern int CIFSCreateHardLink(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
-			      const char *from_name, const char *to_name,
-			      struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb);
+int CIFSCreateHardLink(const unsigned int xid,
+		       struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
+		       struct dentry *source_dentry,
+		       const char *from_name, const char *to_name,
+		       struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb);
 extern int CIFSUnixCreateHardLink(const unsigned int xid,
 			struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 			const char *fromName, const char *toName,
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c b/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
index 43a90e646a7a..5331fda8b013 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
@@ -2528,10 +2528,11 @@ CIFSUnixCreateHardLink(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int
-CIFSCreateHardLink(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
-		   const char *from_name, const char *to_name,
-		   struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
+int CIFSCreateHardLink(const unsigned int xid,
+		       struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
+		       struct dentry *source_dentry,
+		       const char *from_name, const char *to_name,
+		       struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 	NT_RENAME_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/link.c b/fs/smb/client/link.c
index 82fb069c6ce4..d86da949a919 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/link.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/link.c
@@ -510,8 +510,8 @@ cifs_hardlink(struct dentry *old_file, struct inode *inode,
 			rc = -ENOSYS;
 			goto cifs_hl_exit;
 		}
-		rc = server->ops->create_hardlink(xid, tcon, from_name, to_name,
-						  cifs_sb);
+		rc = server->ops->create_hardlink(xid, tcon, old_file,
+						  from_name, to_name, cifs_sb);
 		if ((rc == -EIO) || (rc == -EINVAL))
 			rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2inode.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2inode.c
index 956f74328860..1a19b0cc34d7 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2inode.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2inode.c
@@ -43,6 +43,18 @@ static struct reparse_data_buffer *reparse_buf_ptr(struct kvec *iov)
 	return buf;
 }
 
+static inline __u32 file_create_options(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	struct cifsInodeInfo *ci;
+
+	if (dentry) {
+		ci = CIFS_I(d_inode(dentry));
+		if (ci->reparse)
+			return OPEN_REPARSE_POINT;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * note: If cfile is passed, the reference to it is dropped here.
  * So make sure that you do not reuse cfile after return from this func.
@@ -919,15 +931,10 @@ int smb2_rename_path(const unsigned int xid,
 		     const char *from_name, const char *to_name,
 		     struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
 {
-	struct cifsInodeInfo *ci;
+
 	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile;
-	__u32 co = 0;
+	__u32 co = file_create_options(source_dentry);
 
-	if (source_dentry) {
-		ci = CIFS_I(d_inode(source_dentry));
-		if (ci->reparse)
-			co |= OPEN_REPARSE_POINT;
-	}
 	drop_cached_dir_by_name(xid, tcon, from_name, cifs_sb);
 	cifs_get_writable_path(tcon, from_name, FIND_WR_WITH_DELETE, &cfile);
 
@@ -935,13 +942,16 @@ int smb2_rename_path(const unsigned int xid,
 				  co, DELETE, SMB2_OP_RENAME, cfile);
 }
 
-int
-smb2_create_hardlink(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
-		     const char *from_name, const char *to_name,
-		     struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
+int smb2_create_hardlink(const unsigned int xid,
+			 struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
+			 struct dentry *source_dentry,
+			 const char *from_name, const char *to_name,
+			 struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
 {
+	__u32 co = file_create_options(source_dentry);
+
 	return smb2_set_path_attr(xid, tcon, from_name, to_name,
-				  cifs_sb, 0, FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES,
+				  cifs_sb, co, FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES,
 				  SMB2_OP_HARDLINK, NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2proto.h b/fs/smb/client/smb2proto.h
index 5e68ddc7b422..3639588709a2 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2proto.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2proto.h
@@ -91,9 +91,11 @@ int smb2_rename_path(const unsigned int xid,
 		     struct dentry *source_dentry,
 		     const char *from_name, const char *to_name,
 		     struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb);
-extern int smb2_create_hardlink(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
-				const char *from_name, const char *to_name,
-				struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb);
+int smb2_create_hardlink(const unsigned int xid,
+			 struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
+			 struct dentry *source_dentry,
+			 const char *from_name, const char *to_name,
+			 struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb);
 extern int smb3_create_mf_symlink(unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 			struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, const unsigned char *path,
 			char *pbuf, unsigned int *pbytes_written);
