diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
index ef9db3e03506..6ad86b604877 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ struct inode *v9fs_fid_iget_dotl(struct super_block *sb, struct p9_fid *fid)
 	if (retval)
 		goto error;
 
-	v9fs_stat2inode_dotl(st, inode, 0);
 	v9fs_set_netfs_context(inode);
 	v9fs_cache_inode_get_cookie(inode);
 	retval = v9fs_get_acl(inode, fid);