diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/file.c b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
index b56e1f7a8c62..28cb05ef018c 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
@@ -516,9 +516,16 @@ static long ovl_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset, loff_t len
 	const struct cred *old_cred;
 	int ret;
 
+	inode_lock(inode);
+	/* Update mode */
+	ovl_copyattr(inode);
+	ret = file_remove_privs(file);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_unlock;
+
 	ret = ovl_real_fdget(file, &real);
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		goto out_unlock;
 
 	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(file_inode(file)->i_sb);
 	ret = vfs_fallocate(real.file, mode, offset, len);
@@ -529,6 +536,9 @@ static long ovl_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset, loff_t len
 
 	fdput(real);
 
+out_unlock:
+	inode_unlock(inode);
+
 	return ret;
 }