diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
index edd41d918e6c..8d24ad66dfb8 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
@@ -267,8 +267,14 @@ v9fs_vfs_atomic_open_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	}
 
 	/* Only creates */
-	if (!(flags & O_CREAT) || dentry->d_inode)
-		return finish_no_open(file, res);
+	if (!(flags & O_CREAT))
+		return	finish_no_open(file, res);
+	else if (dentry->d_inode) {
+		if ((flags & (O_CREAT | O_EXCL)) == (O_CREAT | O_EXCL))
+			return -EEXIST;
+		else
+			return finish_no_open(file, res);
+	}
 
 	v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);