diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/file.c b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
index b019f27c1360..259b2d41b707 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
@@ -687,14 +687,23 @@ static loff_t ovl_copyfile(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 	const struct cred *old_cred;
 	loff_t ret;
 
+	inode_lock(inode_out);
+	if (op != OVL_DEDUPE) {
+		/* Update mode */
+		ovl_copyattr(ovl_inode_real(inode_out), inode_out);
+		ret = file_remove_privs(file_out);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
 	ret = ovl_real_fdget(file_out, &real_out);
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		goto out_unlock;
 
 	ret = ovl_real_fdget(file_in, &real_in);
 	if (ret) {
 		fdput(real_out);
-		return ret;
+		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
 	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(file_inode(file_out)->i_sb);
@@ -723,6 +732,9 @@ static loff_t ovl_copyfile(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 	fdput(real_in);
 	fdput(real_out);
 
+out_unlock:
+	inode_unlock(inode_out);
+
 	return ret;
 }