diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
index 936eebd4c..981a2a71c 100755
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
@@ -229,8 +229,7 @@ nfsd3_proc_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 {
 	struct nfsd3_createargs *argp = rqstp->rq_argp;
 	struct nfsd3_diropres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
-	svc_fh		*dirfhp, *newfhp = NULL;
-	struct iattr	*attr;
+	svc_fh *dirfhp, *newfhp;
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: CREATE(3)   %s %.*s\n",
 				SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh),
@@ -239,20 +238,9 @@ nfsd3_proc_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 
 	dirfhp = fh_copy(&resp->dirfh, &argp->fh);
 	newfhp = fh_init(&resp->fh, NFS3_FHSIZE);
-	attr   = &argp->attrs;
 
-	/* Unfudge the mode bits */
-	attr->ia_mode &= ~S_IFMT;
-	if (!(attr->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE)) { 
-		attr->ia_valid |= ATTR_MODE;
-		attr->ia_mode = S_IFREG;
-	} else {
-		attr->ia_mode = (attr->ia_mode & ~S_IFMT) | S_IFREG;
-	}
-
-	/* Now create the file and set attributes */
 	resp->status = do_nfsd_create(rqstp, dirfhp, argp->name, argp->len,
-				      attr, newfhp, argp->createmode,
+				      &argp->attrs, newfhp, argp->createmode,
 				      (u32 *)argp->verf, NULL, NULL);
 	return rpc_success;
 }