diff --git a/fs/afs/dir.c b/fs/afs/dir.c
index 948a808a964d..cec18f9f8bd7 100644
--- a/fs/afs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/afs/dir.c
@@ -1394,6 +1394,7 @@ static int afs_mkdir(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 	op->dentry	= dentry;
 	op->create.mode	= S_IFDIR | mode;
 	op->create.reason = afs_edit_dir_for_mkdir;
+	op->mtime	= current_time(dir);
 	op->ops		= &afs_mkdir_operation;
 	return afs_do_sync_operation(op);
 }
@@ -1697,6 +1698,7 @@ static int afs_create(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 	op->dentry	= dentry;
 	op->create.mode	= S_IFREG | mode;
 	op->create.reason = afs_edit_dir_for_create;
+	op->mtime	= current_time(dir);
 	op->ops		= &afs_create_operation;
 	return afs_do_sync_operation(op);
 
@@ -1832,6 +1834,7 @@ static int afs_symlink(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 	op->ops			= &afs_symlink_operation;
 	op->create.reason	= afs_edit_dir_for_symlink;
 	op->create.symlink	= content;
+	op->mtime		= current_time(dir);
 	return afs_do_sync_operation(op);
 
 error: