diff --git a/fs/9p/cache.h b/fs/9p/cache.h
index 40cc54ced5d97621b81bc96ab8b90f3644f72a4e..2f96754910950b59b26ac4a2046808cc7bf043c1 100644
--- a/fs/9p/cache.h
+++ b/fs/9p/cache.h
@@ -101,6 +101,18 @@ static inline void v9fs_fscache_wait_on_page_write(struct inode *inode,
 
 #else /* CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE */
 
+static inline void v9fs_cache_inode_get_cookie(struct inode *inode)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void v9fs_cache_inode_put_cookie(struct inode *inode)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void v9fs_cache_inode_set_cookie(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+}
+
 static inline int v9fs_fscache_release_page(struct page *page,
 					    gfp_t gfp) {
 	return 1;
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
index aa5ecf479a57bf1614100011de047d8c184c620e..a0df3e73c2b128e01ede3519b1c2aae2d8b09f28 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
@@ -105,10 +105,8 @@ int v9fs_file_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		v9inode->writeback_fid = (void *) fid;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&v9inode->v_mutex);
-#ifdef CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE
 	if (v9ses->cache)
 		v9fs_cache_inode_set_cookie(inode, file);
-#endif
 	return 0;
 out_error:
 	p9_client_clunk(file->private_data);
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 94de6d1482e2e076c4b3d10451c39fc245cce6ef..4e65aa903345da5a7e63f5e49fb53f1204ee579e 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -448,9 +448,7 @@ void v9fs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	clear_inode(inode);
 	filemap_fdatawrite(inode->i_mapping);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE
 	v9fs_cache_inode_put_cookie(inode);
-#endif
 	/* clunk the fid stashed in writeback_fid */
 	if (v9inode->writeback_fid) {
 		p9_client_clunk(v9inode->writeback_fid);
@@ -531,9 +529,7 @@ static struct inode *v9fs_qid_iget(struct super_block *sb,
 		goto error;
 
 	v9fs_stat2inode(st, inode, sb);
-#ifdef CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE
 	v9fs_cache_inode_get_cookie(inode);
-#endif
 	unlock_new_inode(inode);
 	return inode;
 error:
@@ -905,10 +901,8 @@ v9fs_vfs_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		goto error;
 
 	file->private_data = fid;
-#ifdef CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE
 	if (v9ses->cache)
 		v9fs_cache_inode_set_cookie(dentry->d_inode, file);
-#endif
 
 	*opened |= FILE_CREATED;
 out:
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
index a7c481402c4654416106d22d1ed7d85f65f6f8e1..4c10edec26a04a5796f417da7151f3b5ae2b77fb 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
@@ -141,9 +141,7 @@ static struct inode *v9fs_qid_iget_dotl(struct super_block *sb,
 		goto error;
 
 	v9fs_stat2inode_dotl(st, inode);
-#ifdef CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE
 	v9fs_cache_inode_get_cookie(inode);
-#endif
 	retval = v9fs_get_acl(inode, fid);
 	if (retval)
 		goto error;
@@ -355,10 +353,8 @@ v9fs_vfs_atomic_open_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (err)
 		goto err_clunk_old_fid;
 	file->private_data = ofid;
-#ifdef CONFIG_9P_FSCACHE
 	if (v9ses->cache)
 		v9fs_cache_inode_set_cookie(inode, file);
-#endif
 	*opened |= FILE_CREATED;
 out:
 	v9fs_put_acl(dacl, pacl);