diff --git a/fs/smb/client/inode.c b/fs/smb/client/inode.c
index 331a86074ae7..647f9bedd9fc 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/inode.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/inode.c
@@ -834,10 +834,6 @@ static void cifs_open_info_to_fattr(struct cifs_fattr *fattr,
 		fattr->cf_mode = S_IFREG | cifs_sb->ctx->file_mode;
 		fattr->cf_dtype = DT_REG;
 
-		/* clear write bits if ATTR_READONLY is set */
-		if (fattr->cf_cifsattrs & ATTR_READONLY)
-			fattr->cf_mode &= ~(S_IWUGO);
-
 		/*
 		 * Don't accept zero nlink from non-unix servers unless
 		 * delete is pending.  Instead mark it as unknown.
@@ -850,6 +846,10 @@ static void cifs_open_info_to_fattr(struct cifs_fattr *fattr,
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* clear write bits if ATTR_READONLY is set */
+	if (fattr->cf_cifsattrs & ATTR_READONLY)
+		fattr->cf_mode &= ~(S_IWUGO);
+
 out_reparse:
 	if (S_ISLNK(fattr->cf_mode)) {
 		if (likely(data->symlink_target))
@@ -1267,11 +1267,14 @@ handle_mnt_opt:
 				 __func__, rc);
 			goto out;
 		}
-	}
-
-	/* fill in remaining high mode bits e.g. SUID, VTX */
-	if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_UNX_EMUL)
+	} else if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_UNX_EMUL)
+		/* fill in remaining high mode bits e.g. SUID, VTX */
 		cifs_sfu_mode(fattr, full_path, cifs_sb, xid);
+	else if (!(tcon->posix_extensions))
+		/* clear write bits if ATTR_READONLY is set */
+		if (fattr->cf_cifsattrs & ATTR_READONLY)
+			fattr->cf_mode &= ~(S_IWUGO);
+
 
 	/* check for Minshall+French symlinks */
 	if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MF_SYMLINKS) {