diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index dd4167762a8edaf847913027a9265e3c293144ac..279f3c5e0ce316bf72e9ddb166a50586da206cfb 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -1538,6 +1538,11 @@ int cifs_setattr(struct dentry *direntry, struct iattr *attrs)
 	}
 
 	time_buf.Attributes = 0;
+
+	/* skip mode change if it's just for clearing setuid/setgid */
+	if (attrs->ia_valid & (ATTR_KILL_SUID|ATTR_KILL_SGID))
+		attrs->ia_valid &= ~ATTR_MODE;
+
 	if (attrs->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE) {
 		cFYI(1, ("Mode changed to 0x%x", attrs->ia_mode));
 		mode = attrs->ia_mode;