diff --git a/vfs.c b/vfs.c
index d973e40d7..7c08617f1 100644
--- a/vfs.c
+++ b/vfs.c
@@ -373,10 +373,6 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_create(struct ksmbd_work *work, const char *name, umode_t mode)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	err = mnt_want_write(path.mnt);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_err;
-
 	mode |= S_IFREG;
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5, 12, 0)
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(6, 3, 0)
@@ -395,9 +391,7 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_create(struct ksmbd_work *work, const char *name, umode_t mode)
 	} else {
 		pr_err("File(%s): creation failed (err:%d)\n", name, err);
 	}
-	mnt_drop_write(path.mnt);
 
-out_err:
 	done_path_create(&path, dentry);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -432,10 +426,6 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_mkdir(struct ksmbd_work *work, const char *name, umode_t mode)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	err = mnt_want_write(path.mnt);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_err2;
-
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(6, 3, 0)
 	idmap = mnt_idmap(path.mnt);
 #else
@@ -467,21 +457,19 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_mkdir(struct ksmbd_work *work, const char *name, umode_t mode)
 #endif
 		if (IS_ERR(d)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(d);
-			goto out_err1;
+			goto out_err;
 		}
 		if (unlikely(d_is_negative(d))) {
 			dput(d);
 			err = -ENOENT;
-			goto out_err1;
+			goto out_err;
 		}
 
 		ksmbd_vfs_inherit_owner(work, d_inode(path.dentry), d_inode(d));
 		dput(d);
 	}
 
-out_err1:
-	mnt_drop_write(path.mnt);
-out_err2:
+out_err:
 	done_path_create(&path, dentry);
 	if (err)
 		pr_err("mkdir(%s): creation failed (err:%d)\n", name, err);
@@ -1277,10 +1265,6 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_link(struct ksmbd_work *work, const char *oldname,
 		goto out3;
 	}
 
-	err = mnt_want_write(newpath.mnt);
-	if (err)
-		goto out3;
-
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5, 12, 0)
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(6, 3, 0)
 	err = vfs_link(oldpath.dentry, mnt_idmap(newpath.mnt),
@@ -1296,7 +1280,6 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_link(struct ksmbd_work *work, const char *oldname,
 #endif
 	if (err)
 		ksmbd_debug(VFS, "vfs_link failed err %d\n", err);
-	mnt_drop_write(newpath.mnt);
 
 out3:
 	done_path_create(&newpath, dentry);