1 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
index f678f6b62afd..2fe37aeac7b0 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ static int gfs2_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
         struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(dir);
         struct gfs2_holder ghs[2];
         struct inode *inode;
-        int new = 1;
 
         gfs2_holder_init(dip->i_gl, 0, 0, ghs);
 
@@ -69,6 +68,7 @@ static int gfs2_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
                         gfs2_quota_unlock(dip);
                         gfs2_alloc_put(dip);
                         gfs2_glock_dq_uninit_m(2, ghs);
+                        mark_inode_dirty(inode);
                         break;
                 } else if (PTR_ERR(inode) != -EEXIST ||
                            (nd->intent.open.flags & O_EXCL)) {
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ static int gfs2_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
                 inode = gfs2_lookupi(dir, &dentry->d_name, 0, nd);
                 if (inode) {
                         if (!IS_ERR(inode)) {
-                                new = 0;
                                 gfs2_holder_uninit(ghs);
                                 break;
                         } else {
@@ -90,8 +89,6 @@ static int gfs2_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
         }
 
         d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
-        if (new)
-                mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 
         return 0;
 }