1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 1e0faf9fa078..ccada6856f0d 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1661,10 +1661,10 @@ static int nfs4_opendata_access(struct rpc_cred *cred,
                 return 0;
 
         mask = 0;
+        /* don't check MAY_WRITE - a newly created file may not have
+         * write mode bits, but POSIX allows the creating process to write */
         if (fmode & FMODE_READ)
                 mask |= MAY_READ;
-        if (fmode & FMODE_WRITE)
-                mask |= MAY_WRITE;
         if (fmode & FMODE_EXEC)
                 mask |= MAY_EXEC;
 
@@ -1673,7 +1673,7 @@ static int nfs4_opendata_access(struct rpc_cred *cred,
         nfs_access_set_mask(&cache, opendata->o_res.access_result);
         nfs_access_add_cache(state->inode, &cache);
 
-        if ((mask & ~cache.mask & (MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC)) == 0)
+        if ((mask & ~cache.mask & (MAY_READ | MAY_EXEC)) == 0)
                 return 0;
 
         /* even though OPEN succeeded, access is denied. Close the file */