diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 5bac1bb6e585..26c28ec4f4af 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2452,7 +2452,7 @@ static int atomic_open(struct nameidata *nd, struct dentry *dentry,
 	}
 
 	if (open_flag & O_CREAT) {
-		error = may_o_create(&nd->path, dentry, op->mode);
+		error = may_o_create(&nd->path, dentry, mode);
 		if (error) {
 			create_error = error;
 			if (open_flag & O_EXCL)