diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index 87d24e5f3ca..1a0b1fdb5ad 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ static __be32
 do_open_lookup(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_open *open)
 {
 	struct svc_fh *resfh;
+	int accmode;
 	__be32 status;
 
 	resfh = kmalloc(sizeof(struct svc_fh), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -254,9 +255,10 @@ do_open_lookup(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_o
 	/* set reply cache */
 	fh_copy_shallow(&open->op_openowner->oo_owner.so_replay.rp_openfh,
 			&resfh->fh_handle);
-	if (!open->op_created)
-		status = do_open_permission(rqstp, resfh, open,
-					    NFSD_MAY_NOP);
+	accmode = NFSD_MAY_NOP;
+	if (open->op_created)
+		accmode |= NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE;
+	status = do_open_permission(rqstp, resfh, open, accmode);
 	set_change_info(&open->op_cinfo, current_fh);
 	fh_dup2(current_fh, resfh);
 out:
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index b584205b25b..0ef9b6b410a 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -1471,13 +1471,19 @@ do_nfsd_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 		case NFS3_CREATE_EXCLUSIVE:
 			if (   dchild->d_inode->i_mtime.tv_sec == v_mtime
 			    && dchild->d_inode->i_atime.tv_sec == v_atime
-			    && dchild->d_inode->i_size  == 0 )
+			    && dchild->d_inode->i_size  == 0 ) {
+				if (created)
+					*created = 1;
 				break;
+			}
 		case NFS4_CREATE_EXCLUSIVE4_1:
 			if (   dchild->d_inode->i_mtime.tv_sec == v_mtime
 			    && dchild->d_inode->i_atime.tv_sec == v_atime
-			    && dchild->d_inode->i_size  == 0 )
+			    && dchild->d_inode->i_size  == 0 ) {
+				if (created)
+					*created = 1;
 				goto set_attr;
+			}
 			 /* fallthru */
 		case NFS3_CREATE_GUARDED:
 			err = nfserr_exist;