diff --git a/cmd/cmount/fs.go b/cmd/cmount/fs.go
index 8b159713d..c9242e0cb 100644
--- a/cmd/cmount/fs.go
+++ b/cmd/cmount/fs.go
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ func (fsys *FS) Create(filePath string, flags int, mode uint32) (errc int, fh ui
 	if errc != 0 {
 		return errc, fhUnset
 	}
-	file, err := parentDir.Create(leaf)
+	file, err := parentDir.Create(leaf, flags)
 	if err != nil {
 		return translateError(err), fhUnset
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/mount/dir.go b/cmd/mount/dir.go
index 77086cba0..5f3600717 100644
--- a/cmd/mount/dir.go
+++ b/cmd/mount/dir.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ var _ fusefs.NodeCreater = (*Dir)(nil)
 // Create makes a new file
 func (d *Dir) Create(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.CreateRequest, resp *fuse.CreateResponse) (node fusefs.Node, handle fusefs.Handle, err error) {
 	defer log.Trace(d, "name=%q", req.Name)("node=%v, handle=%v, err=%v", &node, &handle, &err)
-	file, err := d.Dir.Create(req.Name)
+	file, err := d.Dir.Create(req.Name, int(req.Flags))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, translateError(err)
 	}
diff --git a/vfs/dir.go b/vfs/dir.go
index 017828e99..bd19ee057 100644
--- a/vfs/dir.go
+++ b/vfs/dir.go
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ func (d *Dir) Open(flags int) (fd Handle, err error) {
 }
 
 // Create makes a new file node
-func (d *Dir) Create(name string) (*File, error) {
+func (d *Dir) Create(name string, flags int) (*File, error) {
 	// fs.Debugf(path, "Dir.Create")
 	if d.vfs.Opt.ReadOnly {
 		return nil, EROFS
diff --git a/vfs/dir_test.go b/vfs/dir_test.go
index c8f20614a..c71c981e7 100644
--- a/vfs/dir_test.go
+++ b/vfs/dir_test.go
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ func TestDirCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	defer r.Finalise()
 	vfs, dir, _ := dirCreate(t, r)
 
-	file, err := dir.Create("potato")
+	file, err := dir.Create("potato", os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), file.Size())
 
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ func TestDirCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(5), file2.Size())
 
 	vfs.Opt.ReadOnly = true
-	_, err = dir.Create("sausage")
+	_, err = dir.Create("sausage", os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE)
 	assert.Equal(t, EROFS, err)
 }
 
diff --git a/vfs/vfs.go b/vfs/vfs.go
index 5a491b273..7b4023463 100644
--- a/vfs/vfs.go
+++ b/vfs/vfs.go
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ func (vfs *VFS) OpenFile(name string, flags int, perm os.FileMode) (fd Handle, e
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		node, err = dir.Create(leaf)
+		node, err = dir.Create(leaf, flags)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}