diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c b/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
index 85346780704d..ffcc8f8f35bf 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
@@ -173,10 +173,6 @@ 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;
 	err = vfs_create(mnt_user_ns(path.mnt), d_inode(path.dentry),
 			 dentry, mode, true);
@@ -186,9 +182,7 @@ 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;
 }
@@ -219,10 +213,6 @@ 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;
-
 	user_ns = mnt_user_ns(path.mnt);
 	mode |= S_IFDIR;
 	err = vfs_mkdir(user_ns, d_inode(path.dentry), dentry, mode);
@@ -233,21 +223,19 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_mkdir(struct ksmbd_work *work, const char *name, umode_t mode)
 			       dentry->d_name.len);
 		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);
@@ -665,16 +653,11 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_link(struct ksmbd_work *work, const char *oldname,
 		goto out3;
 	}
 
-	err = mnt_want_write(newpath.mnt);
-	if (err)
-		goto out3;
-
 	err = vfs_link(oldpath.dentry, mnt_user_ns(newpath.mnt),
 		       d_inode(newpath.dentry),
 		       dentry, NULL);
 	if (err)
 		ksmbd_debug(VFS, "vfs_link failed err %d\n", err);
-	mnt_drop_write(newpath.mnt);
 
 out3:
 	done_path_create(&newpath, dentry);