diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index 3d0cddbf037c..a99b1e264c46 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ ecryptfs_do_create(struct inode *directory_inode,
 	rc = lock_parent(ecryptfs_dentry, &lower_dentry, &lower_dir);
 	if (!rc)
 		rc = vfs_create(&nop_mnt_idmap, lower_dir,
-				lower_dentry, mode, true);
+				lower_dentry, mode, true, NULL);
 	if (rc) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Failure to create dentry in lower fs; "
 		       "rc = [%d]\n", __func__, rc);
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 88598a62ec64..01e04cf155eb 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -3174,6 +3174,7 @@ static inline umode_t vfs_prepare_mode(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
  * @dentry:	pointer to dentry of the base directory
  * @mode:	mode of the new file
  * @want_excl:	whether the file must not yet exist
+ * @delegated_inode: return pointer for delegated_inode
  *
  * Create a new file.
  *
@@ -3184,7 +3185,8 @@ static inline umode_t vfs_prepare_mode(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
  * raw inode simply pass @nop_mnt_idmap.
  */
 int vfs_create(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
-	       struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, bool want_excl)
+	       struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, bool want_excl,
+	       struct inode **delegated_inode)
 {
 	int error;
 
@@ -3197,6 +3199,9 @@ int vfs_create(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
 
 	mode = vfs_prepare_mode(idmap, dir, mode, S_IALLUGO, S_IFREG);
 	error = security_inode_create(dir, dentry, mode);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+	error = try_break_deleg(dir, delegated_inode);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 	error = dir->i_op->create(idmap, dir, dentry, mode, want_excl);
@@ -4047,6 +4052,7 @@ static int do_mknodat(int dfd, struct filename *name, umode_t mode,
 	struct path path;
 	int error;
 	unsigned int lookup_flags = 0;
+	struct inode *delegated_inode = NULL;
 
 	error = may_mknod(mode);
 	if (error)
@@ -4066,7 +4072,7 @@ static int do_mknodat(int dfd, struct filename *name, umode_t mode,
 	switch (mode & S_IFMT) {
 		case 0: case S_IFREG:
 			error = vfs_create(idmap, path.dentry->d_inode,
-					   dentry, mode, true);
+					   dentry, mode, true, &delegated_inode);
 			if (!error)
 				ima_post_path_mknod(idmap, dentry);
 			break;
@@ -4081,6 +4087,11 @@ static int do_mknodat(int dfd, struct filename *name, umode_t mode,
 	}
 out2:
 	done_path_create(&path, dentry);
+	if (delegated_inode) {
+		error = break_deleg_wait(&delegated_inode);
+		if (!error)
+			goto retry;
+	}
 	if (retry_estale(error, lookup_flags)) {
 		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
 		goto retry;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
index dfcc957e460d..e920a6291f2d 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ nfsd3_create_file(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	status = fh_fill_pre_attrs(fhp);
 	if (status != nfs_ok)
 		goto out;
-	host_err = vfs_create(&nop_mnt_idmap, inode, child, iap->ia_mode, true);
+	host_err = vfs_create(&nop_mnt_idmap, inode, child, iap->ia_mode, true, NULL);
 	if (host_err < 0) {
 		status = nfserrno(host_err);
 		goto out;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 34cc2d1a4944..47b8ab1d4b17 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -1491,7 +1491,7 @@ nfsd_create_locked(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	switch (type) {
 	case S_IFREG:
 		host_err = vfs_create(&nop_mnt_idmap, dirp, dchild,
-				      iap->ia_mode, true);
+				      iap->ia_mode, true, NULL);
 		if (!host_err)
 			nfsd_check_ignore_resizing(iap);
 		break;
diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index 0a73afe04d34..0b50ea7e8aec 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ struct file *dentry_create(const struct path *path, int flags, umode_t mode,
 
 	error = vfs_create(mnt_idmap(path->mnt),
 			   d_inode(path->dentry->d_parent),
-			   path->dentry, mode, true);
+			   path->dentry, mode, true, NULL);
 	if (!error)
 		error = vfs_open(path, f);
 
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h b/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
index 5b1f56294c4d..be2518e6da95 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static inline int ovl_do_create(struct ovl_fs *ofs,
 				struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 				umode_t mode)
 {
-	int err = vfs_create(ovl_upper_mnt_idmap(ofs), dir, dentry, mode, true);
+	int err = vfs_create(ovl_upper_mnt_idmap(ofs), dir, dentry, mode, true, NULL);
 
 	pr_debug("create(%pd2, 0%o) = %i\n", dentry, mode, err);
 	return err;
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
index 5b4e5876c2ac..b313eb5a1d28 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_create(struct ksmbd_work *work, const char *name, umode_t mode)
 
 	mode |= S_IFREG;
 	err = vfs_create(mnt_idmap(path.mnt), d_inode(path.dentry),
-			 dentry, mode, true);
+			 dentry, mode, true, NULL);
 	if (!err) {
 		ksmbd_vfs_inherit_owner(work, d_inode(path.dentry),
 					d_inode(dentry));
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index e72c825476de..8fb4101fea49 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1837,7 +1837,7 @@ bool inode_owner_or_capable(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
  * VFS helper functions..
  */
 int vfs_create(struct mnt_idmap *, struct inode *,
-	       struct dentry *, umode_t, bool);
+	       struct dentry *, umode_t, bool, struct inode **);
 int vfs_mkdir(struct mnt_idmap *, struct inode *,
 	      struct dentry *, umode_t, struct inode **);
 int vfs_mknod(struct mnt_idmap *, struct inode *, struct dentry *,
