} else {
                file_present = true;
                user_ns = mnt_user_ns(path.mnt);
-               generic_fillattr(user_ns, d_inode(path.dentry), &stat);
        }
        if (stream_name) {
                if (req->CreateOptions & FILE_DIRECTORY_FILE_LE) {
                                rsp->hdr.Status = STATUS_NOT_A_DIRECTORY;
                        }
                } else {
-                       if (S_ISDIR(stat.mode) && s_type == DATA_STREAM) {
+                       if (file_present && S_ISDIR(d_inode(path.dentry)->i_mode) &&
+                           s_type == DATA_STREAM) {
                                rc = -EIO;
                                rsp->hdr.Status = STATUS_FILE_IS_A_DIRECTORY;
                        }
        }
 
        if (file_present && req->CreateOptions & FILE_NON_DIRECTORY_FILE_LE &&
-           S_ISDIR(stat.mode) && !(req->CreateOptions & FILE_DELETE_ON_CLOSE_LE)) {
+           S_ISDIR(d_inode(path.dentry)->i_mode) &&
+           !(req->CreateOptions & FILE_DELETE_ON_CLOSE_LE)) {
                ksmbd_debug(SMB, "open() argument is a directory: %s, %x\n",
                            name, req->CreateOptions);
                rsp->hdr.Status = STATUS_FILE_IS_A_DIRECTORY;
 
        if (file_present && (req->CreateOptions & FILE_DIRECTORY_FILE_LE) &&
            !(req->CreateDisposition == FILE_CREATE_LE) &&
-           !S_ISDIR(stat.mode)) {
+           !S_ISDIR(d_inode(path.dentry)->i_mode)) {
                rsp->hdr.Status = STATUS_NOT_A_DIRECTORY;
                rc = -EIO;
                goto err_out;