diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index 63e6ec0e8b50..9d1a22d62765 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -71,15 +71,19 @@ ecryptfs_create_underlying_file(struct inode *lower_dir_inode,
 	struct vfsmount *lower_mnt = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower_mnt(dentry);
 	struct dentry *dentry_save;
 	struct vfsmount *vfsmount_save;
+	unsigned int flags_save;
 	int rc;
 
 	dentry_save = nd->path.dentry;
 	vfsmount_save = nd->path.mnt;
+	flags_save = nd->flags;
 	nd->path.dentry = lower_dentry;
 	nd->path.mnt = lower_mnt;
+	nd->flags &= ~LOOKUP_OPEN;
 	rc = vfs_create(lower_dir_inode, lower_dentry, mode, nd);
 	nd->path.dentry = dentry_save;
 	nd->path.mnt = vfsmount_save;
+	nd->flags = flags_save;
 	return rc;
 }