diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 95b081bc9e25..64ee240f3c80 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -1579,6 +1579,7 @@ static int nfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
 {
 	struct iattr attr;
 	int error;
+	int open_flags = 0;
 
 	dfprintk(VFS, "NFS: create(%s/%ld), %s\n",
 			dir->i_sb->s_id, dir->i_ino, dentry->d_name.name);
@@ -1586,7 +1587,10 @@ static int nfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
 	attr.ia_mode = mode;
 	attr.ia_valid = ATTR_MODE;
 
-	error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->create(dir, dentry, &attr, 0, NULL);
+	if ((nd->flags & LOOKUP_CREATE) != 0)
+		open_flags = nd->intent.open.flags;
+
+	error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->create(dir, dentry, &attr, open_flags, NULL);
 	if (error != 0)
 		goto out_err;
 	return 0;