diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index 32771f581b67de9f7666ed164fe86119bcde7a93..d3a6b07e3355ccc6236614044576c9011d056393 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -214,8 +214,6 @@ int cifs_posix_open(char *full_path, struct inode **pinode,
 		posix_flags |= SMB_O_EXCL;
 	if (oflags & O_TRUNC)
 		posix_flags |= SMB_O_TRUNC;
-	if (oflags & O_APPEND)
-		posix_flags |= SMB_O_APPEND;
 	if (oflags & O_SYNC)
 		posix_flags |= SMB_O_SYNC;
 	if (oflags & O_DIRECTORY)