diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
index ac1f890a0d543e3a55d6c4c998ec33f26d2c66a3..4bdd6a43e5215effcdd34218fa6af367eb987030 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
@@ -1508,7 +1508,6 @@ struct cifs_io_parms {
 struct cifs_io_request {
 	struct netfs_io_request		rreq;
 	struct cifsFileInfo		*cfile;
-	struct TCP_Server_Info		*server;
 	pid_t				pid;
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/file.c b/fs/smb/client/file.c
index 79de2f2f9c41a3d46595b3897ea46840c242819b..8582cf61242c60fcea5a94f81a695dc6f09e6fb6 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/file.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/file.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static int cifs_prepare_read(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
 	struct netfs_io_request *rreq = subreq->rreq;
 	struct cifs_io_subrequest *rdata = container_of(subreq, struct cifs_io_subrequest, subreq);
 	struct cifs_io_request *req = container_of(subreq->rreq, struct cifs_io_request, rreq);
-	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = req->server;
+	struct TCP_Server_Info *server;
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(rreq->inode->i_sb);
 	size_t size;
 	int rc = 0;
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ static int cifs_prepare_read(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
 		rdata->xid = get_xid();
 		rdata->have_xid = true;
 	}
+
+	server = cifs_pick_channel(tlink_tcon(req->cfile->tlink)->ses);
 	rdata->server = server;
 
 	if (cifs_sb->ctx->rsize == 0)
@@ -198,7 +200,7 @@ static void cifs_issue_read(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
 	struct netfs_io_request *rreq = subreq->rreq;
 	struct cifs_io_subrequest *rdata = container_of(subreq, struct cifs_io_subrequest, subreq);
 	struct cifs_io_request *req = container_of(subreq->rreq, struct cifs_io_request, rreq);
-	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = req->server;
+	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = rdata->server;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: op=%08x[%x] mapping=%p len=%zu/%zu\n",
@@ -266,7 +268,6 @@ static int cifs_init_request(struct netfs_io_request *rreq, struct file *file)
 		open_file = file->private_data;
 		rreq->netfs_priv = file->private_data;
 		req->cfile = cifsFileInfo_get(open_file);
-		req->server = cifs_pick_channel(tlink_tcon(req->cfile->tlink)->ses);
 		if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_RWPIDFORWARD)
 			req->pid = req->cfile->pid;
 	} else if (rreq->origin != NETFS_WRITEBACK) {