.rpc_resp = &res,
        };
        int status;
+       int i;
 
        bitmask[0] = FATTR4_WORD0_SUPPORTED_ATTRS |
                     FATTR4_WORD0_FH_EXPIRE_TYPE |
                server->cache_consistency_bitmask[0] &= FATTR4_WORD0_CHANGE|FATTR4_WORD0_SIZE;
                server->cache_consistency_bitmask[1] &= FATTR4_WORD1_TIME_METADATA|FATTR4_WORD1_TIME_MODIFY;
                server->cache_consistency_bitmask[2] = 0;
+
+               /* Avoid a regression due to buggy server */
+               for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(res.exclcreat_bitmask); i++)
+                       res.exclcreat_bitmask[i] &= res.attr_bitmask[i];
                memcpy(server->exclcreat_bitmask, res.exclcreat_bitmask,
                        sizeof(server->exclcreat_bitmask));
+
                server->acl_bitmask = res.acl_bitmask;
                server->fh_expire_type = res.fh_expire_type;
        }