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;
                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;