diff --git a/fs/init.c b/fs/init.c
index 9684406a8416..e9387b6c4f30 100644
--- a/fs/init.c
+++ b/fs/init.c
@@ -153,8 +153,7 @@ int __init init_mknod(const char *filename, umode_t mode, unsigned int dev)
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		return PTR_ERR(dentry);
 
-	if (!IS_POSIXACL(path.dentry->d_inode))
-		mode &= ~current_umask();
+	mode = mode_strip_umask(d_inode(path.dentry), mode);
 	error = security_path_mknod(&path, dentry, mode, dev);
 	if (!error)
 		error = vfs_mknod(mnt_idmap(path.mnt), path.dentry->d_inode,
@@ -229,8 +228,7 @@ int __init init_mkdir(const char *pathname, umode_t mode)
 	dentry = kern_path_create(AT_FDCWD, pathname, &path, LOOKUP_DIRECTORY);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		return PTR_ERR(dentry);
-	if (!IS_POSIXACL(path.dentry->d_inode))
-		mode &= ~current_umask();
+	mode = mode_strip_umask(d_inode(path.dentry), mode);
 	error = security_path_mkdir(&path, dentry, mode);
 	if (!error)
 		error = vfs_mkdir(mnt_idmap(path.mnt), path.dentry->d_inode,
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 567ee547492b..94b27370f468 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -3103,25 +3103,6 @@ void unlock_rename(struct dentry *p1, struct dentry *p2)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unlock_rename);
 
-/**
- * mode_strip_umask - handle vfs umask stripping
- * @dir:	parent directory of the new inode
- * @mode:	mode of the new inode to be created in @dir
- *
- * Umask stripping depends on whether or not the filesystem supports POSIX
- * ACLs. If the filesystem doesn't support it umask stripping is done directly
- * in here. If the filesystem does support POSIX ACLs umask stripping is
- * deferred until the filesystem calls posix_acl_create().
- *
- * Returns: mode
- */
-static inline umode_t mode_strip_umask(const struct inode *dir, umode_t mode)
-{
-	if (!IS_POSIXACL(dir))
-		mode &= ~current_umask();
-	return mode;
-}
-
 /**
  * vfs_prepare_mode - prepare the mode to be used for a new inode
  * @idmap:	idmap of the mount the inode was found from
diff --git a/fs/nfs/super.c b/fs/nfs/super.c
index 0d6473cb00cb..9b1cfca8112a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/super.c
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ static void nfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct nfs_fs_context *ctx)
 		sb->s_export_op = &nfs_export_ops;
 		break;
 	case 4:
-		sb->s_flags |= SB_POSIXACL;
+		sb->s_iflags |= SB_I_NOUMASK;
 		sb->s_time_gran = 1;
 		sb->s_time_min = S64_MIN;
 		sb->s_time_max = S64_MAX;
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 4aeb3fa11927..58dea591a341 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ extern int send_sigurg(struct fown_struct *fown);
 #define SB_NOATIME      BIT(10)	/* Do not update access times. */
 #define SB_NODIRATIME   BIT(11)	/* Do not update directory access times */
 #define SB_SILENT       BIT(15)
-#define SB_POSIXACL     BIT(16)	/* VFS does not apply the umask */
+#define SB_POSIXACL     BIT(16)	/* Supports POSIX ACLs */
 #define SB_INLINECRYPT  BIT(17)	/* Use blk-crypto for encrypted files */
 #define SB_KERNMOUNT    BIT(22)	/* this is a kern_mount call */
 #define SB_I_VERSION    BIT(23)	/* Update inode I_version field */
@@ -1166,6 +1166,7 @@ extern int send_sigurg(struct fown_struct *fown);
 #define SB_I_PERSB_BDI	0x00000200	/* has a per-sb bdi */
 #define SB_I_TS_EXPIRY_WARNED 0x00000400 /* warned about timestamp range expiry */
 #define SB_I_RETIRED	0x00000800	/* superblock shouldn't be reused */
+#define SB_I_NOUMASK	0x00001000	/* VFS does not apply umask */
 
 /* Possible states of 'frozen' field */
 enum {
diff --git a/include/linux/namei.h b/include/linux/namei.h
index 1463cbda4888..e3619920f9f0 100644
--- a/include/linux/namei.h
+++ b/include/linux/namei.h
@@ -92,6 +92,30 @@ extern struct dentry *lock_rename(struct dentry *, struct dentry *);
 extern struct dentry *lock_rename_child(struct dentry *, struct dentry *);
 extern void unlock_rename(struct dentry *, struct dentry *);
 
+/**
+ * mode_strip_umask - handle vfs umask stripping
+ * @dir:	parent directory of the new inode
+ * @mode:	mode of the new inode to be created in @dir
+ *
+ * In most filesystems, umask stripping depends on whether or not the
+ * filesystem supports POSIX ACLs. If the filesystem doesn't support it umask
+ * stripping is done directly in here. If the filesystem does support POSIX
+ * ACLs umask stripping is deferred until the filesystem calls
+ * posix_acl_create().
+ *
+ * Some filesystems (like NFSv4) also want to avoid umask stripping by the
+ * VFS, but don't support POSIX ACLs. Those filesystems can set SB_I_NOUMASK
+ * to get this effect without declaring that they support POSIX ACLs.
+ *
+ * Returns: mode
+ */
+static inline umode_t __must_check mode_strip_umask(const struct inode *dir, umode_t mode)
+{
+	if (!IS_POSIXACL(dir) && !(dir->i_sb->s_iflags & SB_I_NOUMASK))
+		mode &= ~current_umask();
+	return mode;
+}
+
 extern int __must_check nd_jump_link(const struct path *path);
 
 static inline void nd_terminate_link(void *name, size_t len, size_t maxlen)