diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 124a085d1f2e..b01b0a457932 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ static int v9fs_remove(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *file, int rmdir)
 	file_inode = file->d_inode;
 	sb = file_inode->i_sb;
 	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(file_inode);
-	v9fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(file);
+	v9fid = v9fs_fid_clone(file);
 	if(IS_ERR(v9fid))
 		return PTR_ERR(v9fid);