diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index 1a1ff247bc59..a7cee864e7b2 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -296,7 +296,8 @@ do_open_lookup(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate, stru
 
 	nfsd4_set_open_owner_reply_cache(cstate, open, resfh);
 	accmode = NFSD_MAY_NOP;
-	if (open->op_created)
+	if (open->op_created ||
+			open->op_claim_type == NFS4_OPEN_CLAIM_DELEGATE_CUR)
 		accmode |= NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE;
 	status = do_open_permission(rqstp, resfh, open, accmode);
 	set_change_info(&open->op_cinfo, current_fh);