diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index 64915eeae5a7..ced3257f06e8 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -694,8 +694,10 @@ static int gfs2_create_inode(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 
 	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
-	if (file)
+	if (file) {
+		*opened |= FILE_CREATED;
 		error = finish_open(file, dentry, gfs2_open_common, opened);
+	}
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(ghs);
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(ghs + 1);
 	return error;