diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 5783d0336f96..8abc88a20f00 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ static struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_mkdir(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
 
 	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "name %pd\n", dentry);
 	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
-	perm = unixmode2p9mode(v9ses, mode | S_IFDIR);
+	perm = unixmode2p9mode(v9ses, mode);
 	fid = v9fs_create(v9ses, dir, dentry, NULL, perm, P9_OREAD);
 	if (IS_ERR(fid))
 		return ERR_CAST(fid);
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
index f7396d20cb6c..92d065609a8d 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
@@ -362,7 +362,6 @@ static struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_mkdir_dotl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "name %pd\n", dentry);
 	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
 
-	omode |= S_IFDIR;
 	if (dir->i_mode & S_ISGID)
 		omode |= S_ISGID;