diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
index 0978997ddfa6..557b68e99d0a 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifsglob.h
@@ -1495,6 +1495,7 @@ struct cifs_io_request {
 	struct netfs_io_request		rreq;
 	struct cifsFileInfo		*cfile;
 	struct TCP_Server_Info		*server;
+	pid_t				pid;
 };
 
 /* asynchronous read support */
@@ -1505,7 +1506,6 @@ struct cifs_io_subrequest {
 		struct cifs_io_request *req;
 	};
 	ssize_t				got_bytes;
-	pid_t				pid;
 	unsigned int			xid;
 	int				result;
 	bool				have_xid;
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c b/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
index 25e9ab947c17..595c4b673707 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
@@ -1345,8 +1345,8 @@ cifs_async_readv(struct cifs_io_subrequest *rdata)
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	smb->hdr.Pid = cpu_to_le16((__u16)rdata->pid);
-	smb->hdr.PidHigh = cpu_to_le16((__u16)(rdata->pid >> 16));
+	smb->hdr.Pid = cpu_to_le16((__u16)rdata->req->pid);
+	smb->hdr.PidHigh = cpu_to_le16((__u16)(rdata->req->pid >> 16));
 
 	smb->AndXCommand = 0xFF;	/* none */
 	smb->Fid = rdata->req->cfile->fid.netfid;
@@ -1689,8 +1689,8 @@ cifs_async_writev(struct cifs_io_subrequest *wdata)
 	if (rc)
 		goto async_writev_out;
 
-	smb->hdr.Pid = cpu_to_le16((__u16)wdata->pid);
-	smb->hdr.PidHigh = cpu_to_le16((__u16)(wdata->pid >> 16));
+	smb->hdr.Pid = cpu_to_le16((__u16)wdata->req->pid);
+	smb->hdr.PidHigh = cpu_to_le16((__u16)(wdata->req->pid >> 16));
 
 	smb->AndXCommand = 0xFF;	/* none */
 	smb->Fid = wdata->req->cfile->fid.netfid;
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/file.c b/fs/smb/client/file.c
index 4dbd80168a2b..f1f2573bb18d 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/file.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/file.c
@@ -177,15 +177,8 @@ static void cifs_req_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 cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(rreq->inode->i_sb);
-	pid_t pid;
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_RWPIDFORWARD)
-		pid = req->cfile->pid;
-	else
-		pid = current->tgid; // Ummm...  This may be a workqueue
-
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: op=%08x[%x] mapping=%p len=%zu/%zu\n",
 		 __func__, rreq->debug_id, subreq->debug_index, rreq->mapping,
 		 subreq->transferred, subreq->len);
@@ -199,7 +192,6 @@ static void cifs_req_issue_read(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
 	}
 
 	__set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_CLEAR_TAIL, &subreq->flags);
-	rdata->pid = pid;
 
 	rc = rdata->server->ops->async_readv(rdata);
 out:
@@ -236,12 +228,15 @@ static int cifs_init_request(struct netfs_io_request *rreq, struct file *file)
 
 	rreq->rsize = cifs_sb->ctx->rsize;
 	rreq->wsize = cifs_sb->ctx->wsize;
+	req->pid = current->tgid; // Ummm...  This may be a workqueue
 
 	if (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) {
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
 		return -EIO;
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
index e213cecd5094..2ae2dbb6202b 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c
@@ -4621,7 +4621,7 @@ smb2_async_readv(struct cifs_io_subrequest *rdata)
 	io_parms.length = rdata->subreq.len;
 	io_parms.persistent_fid = rdata->req->cfile->fid.persistent_fid;
 	io_parms.volatile_fid = rdata->req->cfile->fid.volatile_fid;
-	io_parms.pid = rdata->pid;
+	io_parms.pid = rdata->req->pid;
 
 	rc = smb2_new_read_req(
 		(void **) &buf, &total_len, &io_parms, rdata, 0, 0);
@@ -4873,7 +4873,7 @@ smb2_async_writev(struct cifs_io_subrequest *wdata)
 		.length = wdata->subreq.len,
 		.persistent_fid = wdata->req->cfile->fid.persistent_fid,
 		.volatile_fid = wdata->req->cfile->fid.volatile_fid,
-		.pid = wdata->pid,
+		.pid = wdata->req->pid,
 	};
 	io_parms = &_io_parms;