diff --git a/fs/orangefs/namei.c b/fs/orangefs/namei.c
index 82395fe2b956..bec5475de094 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/namei.c
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ static int orangefs_create(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 
 	new_op->upcall.req.create.parent_refn = parent->refn;
 
-	fill_default_sys_attrs(new_op->upcall.req.create.attributes,
-			       ORANGEFS_TYPE_METAFILE, mode);
+	fill_default_sys_attrs(new_op->upcall.req.create.attributes, mode);
 
 	strscpy(new_op->upcall.req.create.d_name, dentry->d_name.name);
 
@@ -240,9 +239,7 @@ static int orangefs_symlink(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 
 	new_op->upcall.req.sym.parent_refn = parent->refn;
 
-	fill_default_sys_attrs(new_op->upcall.req.sym.attributes,
-			       ORANGEFS_TYPE_SYMLINK,
-			       mode);
+	fill_default_sys_attrs(new_op->upcall.req.sym.attributes, mode);
 
 	strscpy(new_op->upcall.req.sym.entry_name, dentry->d_name.name);
 	strscpy(new_op->upcall.req.sym.target, symname);
@@ -316,8 +313,7 @@ static struct dentry *orangefs_mkdir(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
 
 	new_op->upcall.req.mkdir.parent_refn = parent->refn;
 
-	fill_default_sys_attrs(new_op->upcall.req.mkdir.attributes,
-			      ORANGEFS_TYPE_DIRECTORY, mode);
+	fill_default_sys_attrs(new_op->upcall.req.mkdir.attributes, mode);
 
 	strscpy(new_op->upcall.req.mkdir.d_name, dentry->d_name.name);
 
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
index 3e153c2f6b82..29c6da43e396 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
+++ b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ int service_operation(struct orangefs_kernel_op_s *op,
 	((ORANGEFS_SB(inode->i_sb)->flags & ORANGEFS_OPT_INTR) ? \
 		ORANGEFS_OP_INTERRUPTIBLE : 0)
 
-#define fill_default_sys_attrs(sys_attr, type, mode)			\
+#define fill_default_sys_attrs(sys_attr, mode)			\
 do {									\
 	sys_attr.owner = from_kuid(&init_user_ns, current_fsuid()); \
 	sys_attr.group = from_kgid(&init_user_ns, current_fsgid()); \