diff --git a/fs/smb/client/reparse.c b/fs/smb/client/reparse.c
index 178da801e775..8a19dee564b8 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/reparse.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/reparse.c
@@ -1145,6 +1145,7 @@ static bool wsl_to_fattr(struct cifs_open_info_data *data,
 	fattr->cf_uid = cifs_sb->ctx->linux_uid;
 	fattr->cf_gid = cifs_sb->ctx->linux_gid;
 
+	fattr->cf_mode &= ~S_IFMT;
 	switch (tag) {
 	case IO_REPARSE_TAG_LX_SYMLINK:
 		fattr->cf_mode |= S_IFLNK;