diff --git a/src/func_mknod_ff.cpp b/src/func_mknod_ff.cpp
index 4d588093..4a4372ba 100644
--- a/src/func_mknod_ff.cpp
+++ b/src/func_mknod_ff.cpp
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ Func2::MknodFF::operator()(const ugid_t  &ugid_,
 
       path = dst_branch.path / fusepath_;
 
-      if(!fs::acl::dir_has_defaults(path))
-        mode_ &= ~umask_;
-      rv = fs::mknod_as(ugid_,path,mode_,dev_);
+      rv = fs::mknod_as(ugid_,path,mode_,dev_,umask_);
       if(rv == 0)
         return rv;
       if(rv == -EEXIST)