diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c b/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
index e31584ad80fa..8956131df631 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
@@ -743,6 +743,7 @@ retry:
 	rd.new_dir		= new_path.dentry->d_inode,
 	rd.new_dentry		= new_dentry,
 	rd.flags		= flags,
+	rd.delegated_inode	= NULL,
 	err = vfs_rename(&rd);
 	if (err)
 		ksmbd_debug(VFS, "vfs_rename failed err %d\n", err);