diff --git a/fs/ubifs/dir.c b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
index 86d41e077e4d..b200f3d682b6 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ static struct dentry *ubifs_mkdir(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
 
 	sz_change = CALC_DENT_SIZE(fname_len(&nm));
 
-	inode = ubifs_new_inode(c, dir, S_IFDIR | mode, false);
+	inode = ubifs_new_inode(c, dir, mode, false);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(inode);
 		goto out_fname;