diff --git a/fs/afs/protocol_yfs.h b/fs/afs/protocol_yfs.h
index 07bc10f076aa..d443e2bfa094 100644
--- a/fs/afs/protocol_yfs.h
+++ b/fs/afs/protocol_yfs.h
@@ -161,3 +161,14 @@ struct yfs_xdr_YFSStoreVolumeStatus {
 	struct yfs_xdr_u64	max_quota;
 	struct yfs_xdr_u64	file_quota;
 } __packed;
+
+enum yfs_lock_type {
+	yfs_LockNone		= -1,
+	yfs_LockRead		= 0,
+	yfs_LockWrite		= 1,
+	yfs_LockExtend		= 2,
+	yfs_LockRelease		= 3,
+	yfs_LockMandatoryRead	= 0x100,
+	yfs_LockMandatoryWrite	= 0x101,
+	yfs_LockMandatoryExtend	= 0x102,
+};
diff --git a/fs/afs/yfsclient.c b/fs/afs/yfsclient.c
index 12658c1363ae..5aa57929e8c2 100644
--- a/fs/afs/yfsclient.c
+++ b/fs/afs/yfsclient.c
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ int yfs_fs_create_file(struct afs_fs_cursor *fc,
 	bp = xdr_encode_YFSFid(bp, &vnode->fid);
 	bp = xdr_encode_string(bp, name, namesz);
 	bp = xdr_encode_YFSStoreStatus_mode(bp, mode);
-	bp = xdr_encode_u32(bp, 0); /* ViceLockType */
+	bp = xdr_encode_u32(bp, yfs_LockNone); /* ViceLockType */
 	yfs_check_req(call, bp);
 
 	afs_use_fs_server(call, fc->cbi);