FILE_BASIC_INFO *info_buf;
 
        rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, tcon, full_path, FILE_OPEN,
-                        DELETE|FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES,
-                        CREATE_NOT_DIR|CREATE_DELETE_ON_CLOSE,
+                        DELETE|FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES, CREATE_NOT_DIR,
                         &netfid, &oplock, NULL, cifs_sb->local_nls,
                         cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
        if (rc != 0)
                goto out_close;
        cifsInode->cifsAttrs = dosattr;
 
-       /* silly-rename the file */
-       CIFSSMBRenameOpenFile(xid, tcon, netfid, NULL, cifs_sb->local_nls,
+       /* rename the file */
+       rc = CIFSSMBRenameOpenFile(xid, tcon, netfid, NULL, cifs_sb->local_nls,
                                   cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
                                            CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+       if (rc != 0)
+               goto out;
 
        /* set DELETE_ON_CLOSE */
        rc = CIFSSMBSetFileDisposition(xid, tcon, true, netfid, current->tgid);
 
        /*
         * some samba versions return -ENOENT when we try to set the file
-        * disposition here. Likely a samba bug, but work around it for now
+        * disposition here. Likely a samba bug, but work around it for now.
+        * This means that some cifsXXX files may hang around after they
+        * shouldn't.
+        *
+        * BB: remove this once fixed samba servers are in the field
         */
        if (rc == -ENOENT)
                rc = 0;