diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
index 2e992fadeaa7..d7906efaa96b 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
@@ -754,10 +754,15 @@ retry:
 		goto out4;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * explicitly handle file overwrite case, for compatibility with
+	 * filesystems that may not support rename flags (e.g: fuse)
+	 */
 	if ((flags & RENAME_NOREPLACE) && d_is_positive(new_dentry)) {
 		err = -EEXIST;
 		goto out4;
 	}
+	flags &= ~(RENAME_NOREPLACE);
 
 	if (old_child == trap) {
 		err = -EINVAL;