diff --git a/fs/9p/v9fs.c b/fs/9p/v9fs.c
index 6c7f6a2511154a3016eb1bc433f012bb1d3128f5..2f814cf0c731b7906bcc7c955c77955cecc00f28 100644
--- a/fs/9p/v9fs.c
+++ b/fs/9p/v9fs.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ struct p9_fid *v9fs_session_init(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses,
 	list_add(&v9ses->slist, &v9fs_sessionlist);
 	spin_unlock(&v9fs_sessionlist_lock);
 
-	v9ses->flags = V9FS_PROTO_2000U | V9FS_ACCESS_USER;
+	v9ses->flags = V9FS_ACCESS_USER;
 	strcpy(v9ses->uname, V9FS_DEFUSER);
 	strcpy(v9ses->aname, V9FS_DEFANAME);
 	v9ses->uid = ~0;
@@ -262,8 +262,10 @@ struct p9_fid *v9fs_session_init(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses,
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	if (!p9_is_proto_dotu(v9ses->clnt))
-		v9ses->flags &= ~V9FS_PROTO_2000U;
+	if (p9_is_proto_dotl(v9ses->clnt))
+		v9ses->flags |= V9FS_PROTO_2000L;
+	else if (p9_is_proto_dotu(v9ses->clnt))
+		v9ses->flags |= V9FS_PROTO_2000U;
 
 	v9ses->maxdata = v9ses->clnt->msize - P9_IOHDRSZ;