diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 3b67be7..ae0e56f 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2434,7 +2434,7 @@
 	return do_unlinkat(AT_FDCWD, pathname);
 }
 
-int vfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *oldname, int mode)
+int vfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *oldname)
 {
 	int error = may_create(dir, dentry, NULL);
 
@@ -2483,7 +2483,7 @@
 	error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_dput;
-	error = vfs_symlink(nd.path.dentry->d_inode, dentry, from, S_IALLUGO);
+	error = vfs_symlink(nd.path.dentry->d_inode, dentry, from);
 	mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
 out_dput:
 	dput(dentry);