diff --git a/fs/orangefs/namei.c b/fs/orangefs/namei.c
index 75e65e72c2d6..22b4107b8dc0 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/namei.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ static struct dentry *orangefs_mkdir(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
 
 	ref = new_op->downcall.resp.mkdir.refn;
 
-	inode = orangefs_new_inode(dir->i_sb, dir, S_IFDIR | mode, 0, &ref);
+	inode = orangefs_new_inode(dir->i_sb, dir, mode, 0, &ref);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 		gossip_err("*** Failed to allocate orangefs dir inode\n");
 		ret = PTR_ERR(inode);