diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c b/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@
 		return (EINVAL);
 	else if ((fmode & (O_CREAT | O_DIRECTORY)) == O_CREAT) {
 		ndp->ni_cnd.cn_nameiop = CREATE;
-		ndp->ni_cnd.cn_flags = open2nameif(fmode, vn_open_flags);
+		ndp->ni_cnd.cn_flags |= open2nameif(fmode, vn_open_flags);
+
 		/*
 		 * Set NOCACHE to avoid flushing the cache when
 		 * rolling in many files at once.
@@ -348,7 +349,7 @@
 		}
 	} else {
 		ndp->ni_cnd.cn_nameiop = LOOKUP;
-		ndp->ni_cnd.cn_flags = open2nameif(fmode, vn_open_flags);
+		ndp->ni_cnd.cn_flags |= open2nameif(fmode, vn_open_flags);
 		ndp->ni_cnd.cn_flags |= (fmode & O_NOFOLLOW) != 0 ? NOFOLLOW :
 		    FOLLOW;
 		if ((fmode & FWRITE) == 0)