diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 640777e20b1f..34bbd4672d28 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: acda76578813ef893004ecad0e5ad2bb6039e5f7
+refs/heads/master: 9bae113a085b790de384bf86f09e15b42a65a985
diff --git a/trunk/fs/ceph/file.c b/trunk/fs/ceph/file.c
index 9b667e9abf4c..e0115eb4e9ba 100644
--- a/trunk/fs/ceph/file.c
+++ b/trunk/fs/ceph/file.c
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ int ceph_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	req->r_inode = inode;
 	ihold(inode);
 	req->r_num_caps = 1;
-	err = ceph_mdsc_do_request(mdsc, parent_inode, req);
+	err = ceph_mdsc_do_request(mdsc, (flags & (O_CREAT|O_TRUNC)) ?
+				   parent_inode : NULL, req);
 	if (!err)
 		err = ceph_init_file(inode, file, req->r_fmode);
 	ceph_mdsc_put_request(req);