diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index 56d79fd..fbe6518 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -738,7 +738,13 @@
 	}
 	pSMB->DesiredAccess = cpu_to_le32(access_flags);
 	pSMB->AllocationSize = 0;
-	pSMB->FileAttributes = cpu_to_le32(ATTR_NORMAL);
+	/* set file as system file if special file such
+	   as fifo and server expecting SFU style and
+	   no Unix extensions */
+	if(create_options & CREATE_OPTION_SPECIAL)
+		pSMB->FileAttributes = cpu_to_le32(ATTR_SYSTEM);
+	else
+		pSMB->FileAttributes = cpu_to_le32(ATTR_NORMAL);
 	/* XP does not handle ATTR_POSIX_SEMANTICS */
 	/* but it helps speed up case sensitive checks for other
 	servers such as Samba */
@@ -752,7 +758,7 @@
 		being created */
 	pSMB->ShareAccess = cpu_to_le32(FILE_SHARE_ALL);
 	pSMB->CreateDisposition = cpu_to_le32(openDisposition);
-	pSMB->CreateOptions = cpu_to_le32(create_options);
+	pSMB->CreateOptions = cpu_to_le32(create_options & CREATE_OPTIONS_MASK);
 	/* BB Expirement with various impersonation levels and verify */
 	pSMB->ImpersonationLevel = cpu_to_le32(SECURITY_IMPERSONATION);
 	pSMB->SecurityFlags =