diff --git a/fs/smb/client/file.c b/fs/smb/client/file.c
index 879bc8e6555c..0a5fe8d5314b 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/file.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/file.c
@@ -2596,7 +2596,7 @@ static int cifs_partialpagewrite(struct page *page, unsigned from, unsigned to)
 					   write_data, to - from, &offset);
 		cifsFileInfo_put(open_file);
 		/* Does mm or vfs already set times? */
-		inode->i_atime = inode->i_mtime = current_time(inode);
+		inode->i_atime = inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = current_time(inode);
 		if ((bytes_written > 0) && (offset))
 			rc = 0;
 		else if (bytes_written < 0)