diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index 11ff5f1..a514e0a 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
 static int
 cifs_do_create(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry, unsigned int xid,
 	       struct tcon_link *tlink, unsigned oflags, umode_t mode,
-	       __u32 *oplock, struct cifs_fid *fid, int *created)
+	       __u32 *oplock, struct cifs_fid *fid)
 {
 	int rc = -ENOENT;
 	int create_options = CREATE_NOT_DIR;
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@
 				.device	= 0,
 		};
 
-		*created |= FILE_CREATED;
 		if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_SET_UID) {
 			args.uid = current_fsuid();
 			if (inode->i_mode & S_ISGID)
@@ -480,13 +479,16 @@
 	cifs_add_pending_open(&fid, tlink, &open);
 
 	rc = cifs_do_create(inode, direntry, xid, tlink, oflags, mode,
-			    &oplock, &fid, opened);
+			    &oplock, &fid);
 
 	if (rc) {
 		cifs_del_pending_open(&open);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	if ((oflags & (O_CREAT | O_EXCL)) == (O_CREAT | O_EXCL))
+		*opened |= FILE_CREATED;
+
 	rc = finish_open(file, direntry, generic_file_open, opened);
 	if (rc) {
 		if (server->ops->close)
@@ -529,7 +531,6 @@
 	struct TCP_Server_Info *server;
 	struct cifs_fid fid;
 	__u32 oplock;
-	int created = FILE_CREATED;
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "cifs_create parent inode = 0x%p name is: %s and dentry = 0x%p\n",
 		 inode, direntry->d_name.name, direntry);
@@ -546,7 +547,7 @@
 		server->ops->new_lease_key(&fid);
 
 	rc = cifs_do_create(inode, direntry, xid, tlink, oflags, mode,
-			    &oplock, &fid, &created);
+			    &oplock, &fid);
 	if (!rc && server->ops->close)
 		server->ops->close(xid, tcon, &fid);