diff --git a/fs/afs/file.c b/fs/afs/file.c
index e6c447ae91f3..eb11d047c0ae 100644
--- a/fs/afs/file.c
+++ b/fs/afs/file.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 static int afs_file_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 static int afs_readpage(struct file *file, struct page *page);
+static int afs_symlink_readpage(struct file *file, struct page *page);
 static void afs_invalidatepage(struct page *page, unsigned int offset,
 			       unsigned int length);
 static int afs_releasepage(struct page *page, gfp_t gfp_flags);
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ const struct inode_operations afs_file_inode_operations = {
 	.permission	= afs_permission,
 };
 
-const struct address_space_operations afs_fs_aops = {
+const struct address_space_operations afs_file_aops = {
 	.readpage	= afs_readpage,
 	.readahead	= afs_readahead,
 	.set_page_dirty	= afs_set_page_dirty,
@@ -62,6 +63,12 @@ const struct address_space_operations afs_fs_aops = {
 	.writepages	= afs_writepages,
 };
 
+const struct address_space_operations afs_symlink_aops = {
+	.readpage	= afs_symlink_readpage,
+	.releasepage	= afs_releasepage,
+	.invalidatepage	= afs_invalidatepage,
+};
+
 static const struct vm_operations_struct afs_vm_ops = {
 	.open		= afs_vm_open,
 	.close		= afs_vm_close,
@@ -313,7 +320,7 @@ static void afs_req_issue_op(struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq)
 	afs_put_read(fsreq);
 }
 
-static int afs_symlink_readpage(struct page *page)
+static int afs_symlink_readpage(struct file *file, struct page *page)
 {
 	struct afs_vnode *vnode = AFS_FS_I(page->mapping->host);
 	struct afs_read *fsreq;
@@ -378,9 +385,6 @@ const struct netfs_read_request_ops afs_req_ops = {
 
 static int afs_readpage(struct file *file, struct page *page)
 {
-	if (!file)
-		return afs_symlink_readpage(page);
-
 	return netfs_readpage(file, page, &afs_req_ops, NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/afs/inode.c b/fs/afs/inode.c
index 8fcffea2daf5..16906eb592d9 100644
--- a/fs/afs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/afs/inode.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static int afs_inode_init_from_status(struct afs_operation *op,
 		inode->i_mode	= S_IFREG | (status->mode & S_IALLUGO);
 		inode->i_op	= &afs_file_inode_operations;
 		inode->i_fop	= &afs_file_operations;
-		inode->i_mapping->a_ops	= &afs_fs_aops;
+		inode->i_mapping->a_ops	= &afs_file_aops;
 		break;
 	case AFS_FTYPE_DIR:
 		inode->i_mode	= S_IFDIR |  (status->mode & S_IALLUGO);
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ static int afs_inode_init_from_status(struct afs_operation *op,
 			inode->i_mode	= S_IFDIR | 0555;
 			inode->i_op	= &afs_mntpt_inode_operations;
 			inode->i_fop	= &afs_mntpt_file_operations;
-			inode->i_mapping->a_ops	= &afs_fs_aops;
+			inode->i_mapping->a_ops	= &afs_symlink_aops;
 		} else {
 			inode->i_mode	= S_IFLNK | status->mode;
 			inode->i_op	= &afs_symlink_inode_operations;
-			inode->i_mapping->a_ops	= &afs_fs_aops;
+			inode->i_mapping->a_ops	= &afs_symlink_aops;
 		}
 		inode_nohighmem(inode);
 		break;
diff --git a/fs/afs/internal.h b/fs/afs/internal.h
index 0ad97a8fc0d4..9357c53faa69 100644
--- a/fs/afs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/afs/internal.h
@@ -1055,7 +1055,8 @@ extern void afs_dynroot_depopulate(struct super_block *);
 /*
  * file.c
  */
-extern const struct address_space_operations afs_fs_aops;
+extern const struct address_space_operations afs_file_aops;
+extern const struct address_space_operations afs_symlink_aops;
 extern const struct inode_operations afs_file_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations afs_file_operations;
 extern const struct netfs_read_request_ops afs_req_ops;
diff --git a/fs/afs/yfsclient.c b/fs/afs/yfsclient.c
index 2b35cba8ad62..fdc7d675b4b0 100644
--- a/fs/afs/yfsclient.c
+++ b/fs/afs/yfsclient.c
@@ -83,25 +83,18 @@ static s64 linux_to_yfs_time(const struct timespec64 *t)
 	return (u64)t->tv_sec * 10000000 + t->tv_nsec/100;
 }
 
-static __be32 *xdr_encode_YFSStoreStatus_mode(__be32 *bp, mode_t mode)
-{
-	struct yfs_xdr_YFSStoreStatus *x = (void *)bp;
-
-	x->mask		= htonl(AFS_SET_MODE);
-	x->mode		= htonl(mode & S_IALLUGO);
-	x->mtime_client	= u64_to_xdr(0);
-	x->owner	= u64_to_xdr(0);
-	x->group	= u64_to_xdr(0);
-	return bp + xdr_size(x);
-}
-
-static __be32 *xdr_encode_YFSStoreStatus_mtime(__be32 *bp, const struct timespec64 *t)
+static __be32 *xdr_encode_YFSStoreStatus(__be32 *bp, mode_t *mode,
+					 const struct timespec64 *t)
 {
 	struct yfs_xdr_YFSStoreStatus *x = (void *)bp;
+	mode_t masked_mode = mode ? *mode & S_IALLUGO : 0;
 	s64 mtime = linux_to_yfs_time(t);
+	u32 mask = AFS_SET_MTIME;
 
-	x->mask		= htonl(AFS_SET_MTIME);
-	x->mode		= htonl(0);
+	mask |= mode ? AFS_SET_MODE : 0;
+
+	x->mask		= htonl(mask);
+	x->mode		= htonl(masked_mode);
 	x->mtime_client	= u64_to_xdr(mtime);
 	x->owner	= u64_to_xdr(0);
 	x->group	= u64_to_xdr(0);
@@ -576,7 +569,7 @@ void yfs_fs_create_file(struct afs_operation *op)
 	bp = xdr_encode_u32(bp, 0); /* RPC flags */
 	bp = xdr_encode_YFSFid(bp, &dvp->fid);
 	bp = xdr_encode_name(bp, name);
-	bp = xdr_encode_YFSStoreStatus_mode(bp, op->create.mode);
+	bp = xdr_encode_YFSStoreStatus(bp, &op->create.mode, &op->mtime);
 	bp = xdr_encode_u32(bp, yfs_LockNone); /* ViceLockType */
 	yfs_check_req(call, bp);
 
@@ -625,7 +618,7 @@ void yfs_fs_make_dir(struct afs_operation *op)
 	bp = xdr_encode_u32(bp, 0); /* RPC flags */
 	bp = xdr_encode_YFSFid(bp, &dvp->fid);
 	bp = xdr_encode_name(bp, name);
-	bp = xdr_encode_YFSStoreStatus_mode(bp, op->create.mode);
+	bp = xdr_encode_YFSStoreStatus(bp, &op->create.mode, &op->mtime);
 	yfs_check_req(call, bp);
 
 	trace_afs_make_fs_call1(call, &dvp->fid, name);
@@ -946,6 +939,7 @@ void yfs_fs_symlink(struct afs_operation *op)
 	struct afs_vnode_param *dvp = &op->file[0];
 	struct afs_call *call;
 	size_t contents_sz;
+	mode_t mode = 0777;
 	__be32 *bp;
 
 	_enter("");
@@ -972,7 +966,7 @@ void yfs_fs_symlink(struct afs_operation *op)
 	bp = xdr_encode_YFSFid(bp, &dvp->fid);
 	bp = xdr_encode_name(bp, name);
 	bp = xdr_encode_string(bp, op->create.symlink, contents_sz);
-	bp = xdr_encode_YFSStoreStatus_mode(bp, S_IRWXUGO);
+	bp = xdr_encode_YFSStoreStatus(bp, &mode, &op->mtime);
 	yfs_check_req(call, bp);
 
 	trace_afs_make_fs_call1(call, &dvp->fid, name);
@@ -1103,7 +1097,7 @@ void yfs_fs_store_data(struct afs_operation *op)
 	bp = xdr_encode_u32(bp, YFSSTOREDATA64);
 	bp = xdr_encode_u32(bp, 0); /* RPC flags */
 	bp = xdr_encode_YFSFid(bp, &vp->fid);
-	bp = xdr_encode_YFSStoreStatus_mtime(bp, &op->mtime);
+	bp = xdr_encode_YFSStoreStatus(bp, NULL, &op->mtime);
 	bp = xdr_encode_u64(bp, op->store.pos);
 	bp = xdr_encode_u64(bp, op->store.size);
 	bp = xdr_encode_u64(bp, op->store.i_size);