diff --git a/selftest/knownfail.d/smb2_del_on_close_nonwrite b/selftest/knownfail.d/smb2_del_on_close_nonwrite
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e81a1118d0..00000000000
--- a/selftest/knownfail.d/smb2_del_on_close_nonwrite
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-^samba3.smbtorture_s3.plain.SMB2-DEL-ON-CLOSE-NONWRITE-DELETE-NO.smbtorture\(fileserver\)
diff --git a/source3/smbd/dir.c b/source3/smbd/dir.c
index 6180eba2fac..059de584d17 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/dir.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/dir.c
@@ -2029,11 +2029,17 @@ NTSTATUS can_delete_directory_fsp(files_struct *fsp)
 		}
 
 		if (!is_visible_fsp(direntry_fname->fsp)) {
-			TALLOC_FREE(talloced);
-			TALLOC_FREE(fullname);
-			TALLOC_FREE(smb_dname_full);
-			TALLOC_FREE(direntry_fname);
-			continue;
+			/*
+			 * Hidden file.
+			 * Allow if "delete veto files = yes"
+			 */
+			if (lp_delete_veto_files(SNUM(conn))) {
+				TALLOC_FREE(talloced);
+				TALLOC_FREE(fullname);
+				TALLOC_FREE(smb_dname_full);
+				TALLOC_FREE(direntry_fname);
+				continue;
+			}
 		}
 
 		TALLOC_FREE(talloced);