1 files changed, 1 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
index 53687bbf2296..a7c481402c46 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
@@ -267,14 +267,8 @@ v9fs_vfs_atomic_open_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
         }
 
         /* Only creates */
-        if (!(flags & O_CREAT))
+        if (!(flags & O_CREAT) || dentry->d_inode)
                 return  finish_no_open(file, res);
-        else if (dentry->d_inode) {
-                if ((flags & (O_CREAT | O_EXCL)) == (O_CREAT | O_EXCL))
-                        return -EEXIST;
-                else
-                        return finish_no_open(file, res);
-        }
 
         v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);