--- 1f42f772865a54f1f45b516b090533a4a4715bf4
+++ c3d6182d0ebe4a6cb926482a66694791eced5db4
@@ -183,13 +183,14 @@ cifs_new_fileinfo(struct inode *newinode
 }
 
 int cifs_posix_open(char *full_path, struct inode **pinode,
-		    struct vfsmount *mnt, int mode, int oflags,
-		    __u32 *poplock, __u16 *pnetfid, int xid)
+			struct vfsmount *mnt, struct super_block *sb,
+			int mode, int oflags,
+			__u32 *poplock, __u16 *pnetfid, int xid)
 {
 	int rc;
 	FILE_UNIX_BASIC_INFO *presp_data;
 	__u32 posix_flags = 0;
-	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(mnt->mnt_sb);
+	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(sb);
 	struct cifs_fattr fattr;
 
 	cFYI(1, ("posix open %s", full_path));
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ int cifs_posix_open(char *full_path, str
 
 	/* get new inode and set it up */
 	if (*pinode == NULL) {
-		*pinode = cifs_iget(mnt->mnt_sb, &fattr);
+		*pinode = cifs_iget(sb, &fattr);
 		if (!*pinode) {
 			rc = -ENOMEM;
 			goto posix_open_ret;
@@ -250,7 +251,8 @@ int cifs_posix_open(char *full_path, str
 		cifs_fattr_to_inode(*pinode, &fattr);
 	}
 
-	cifs_new_fileinfo(*pinode, *pnetfid, NULL, mnt, oflags);
+	if (mnt)
+		cifs_new_fileinfo(*pinode, *pnetfid, NULL, mnt, oflags);
 
 posix_open_ret:
 	kfree(presp_data);
@@ -314,13 +316,14 @@ cifs_create(struct inode *inode, struct
 	if (nd && (nd->flags & LOOKUP_OPEN))
 		oflags = nd->intent.open.flags;
 	else
-		oflags = FMODE_READ;
+		oflags = FMODE_READ | SMB_O_CREAT;
 
 	if (tcon->unix_ext && (tcon->ses->capabilities & CAP_UNIX) &&
 	    (CIFS_UNIX_POSIX_PATH_OPS_CAP &
 			le64_to_cpu(tcon->fsUnixInfo.Capability))) {
-		rc = cifs_posix_open(full_path, &newinode, nd->path.mnt,
-				     mode, oflags, &oplock, &fileHandle, xid);
+		rc = cifs_posix_open(full_path, &newinode,
+			nd ? nd->path.mnt : NULL,
+			inode->i_sb, mode, oflags, &oplock, &fileHandle, xid);
 		/* EIO could indicate that (posix open) operation is not
 		   supported, despite what server claimed in capability
 		   negotation.  EREMOTE indicates DFS junction, which is not
@@ -677,6 +680,7 @@ cifs_lookup(struct inode *parent_dir_ino
 		     (nd->flags & LOOKUP_OPEN) && !pTcon->broken_posix_open &&
 		     (nd->intent.open.flags & O_CREAT)) {
 			rc = cifs_posix_open(full_path, &newInode, nd->path.mnt,
+					parent_dir_inode->i_sb,
 					nd->intent.open.create_mode,
 					nd->intent.open.flags, &oplock,
 					&fileHandle, xid);