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diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index 5311c50734b0..248ddebd67f4 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -184,6 +184,13 @@ cifs_create(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry, int mode,
desiredAccess, CREATE_NOT_DIR,
&fileHandle, &oplock, buf, cifs_sb->local_nls,
cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+ if(rc == -EIO) {
+ /* old server, retry the open legacy style */
+ rc = SMBLegacyOpen(xid, pTcon, full_path, disposition,
+ desiredAccess, CREATE_NOT_DIR,
+ &fileHandle, &oplock, buf, cifs_sb->local_nls,
+ cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+ }
if (rc) {
cFYI(1, ("cifs_create returned 0x%x ", rc));
} else {