diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
index 55dde186041a..2b313fe7003e 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_mkdir_dotl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 			       umode_t omode)
 {
 	int err;
+	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
 	struct p9_fid *fid = NULL, *dfid = NULL;
 	kgid_t gid;
 	const unsigned char *name;
@@ -306,6 +307,7 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_mkdir_dotl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 	struct posix_acl *dacl = NULL, *pacl = NULL;
 
 	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "name %pd\n", dentry);
+	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
 
 	omode |= S_IFDIR;
 	if (dir->i_mode & S_ISGID)
@@ -737,6 +739,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_mknod_dotl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
 	kgid_t gid;
 	const unsigned char *name;
 	umode_t mode;
+	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
 	struct p9_fid *fid = NULL, *dfid = NULL;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct p9_qid qid;
@@ -746,6 +749,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_mknod_dotl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
 		 dir->i_ino, dentry, omode,
 		 MAJOR(rdev), MINOR(rdev));
 
+	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
 	dfid = v9fs_parent_fid(dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(dfid)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(dfid);