diff --git a/fs/smb/client/file.c b/fs/smb/client/file.c
index d2df10b..9835672 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/file.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/file.c
@@ -999,15 +999,18 @@ int cifs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		rc = cifs_get_readable_path(tcon, full_path, &cfile);
 	}
 	if (rc == 0) {
-		if (file->f_flags == cfile->f_flags) {
+		unsigned int oflags = file->f_flags & ~(O_CREAT|O_EXCL|O_TRUNC);
+		unsigned int cflags = cfile->f_flags & ~(O_CREAT|O_EXCL|O_TRUNC);
+
+		if (cifs_convert_flags(oflags, 0) == cifs_convert_flags(cflags, 0) &&
+		    (oflags & (O_SYNC|O_DIRECT)) == (cflags & (O_SYNC|O_DIRECT))) {
 			file->private_data = cfile;
 			spin_lock(&CIFS_I(inode)->deferred_lock);
 			cifs_del_deferred_close(cfile);
 			spin_unlock(&CIFS_I(inode)->deferred_lock);
 			goto use_cache;
-		} else {
-			_cifsFileInfo_put(cfile, true, false);
 		}
+		_cifsFileInfo_put(cfile, true, false);
 	} else {
 		/* hard link on the defeered close file */
 		rc = cifs_get_hardlink_path(tcon, inode, file);