diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-local.c b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-local.c
index 08fd67f..d2e32e2 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-local.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-local.c
@@ -208,21 +208,14 @@ static int local_set_xattr(const char *path, FsCred *credp)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int local_post_create_passthrough(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *path,
+static int local_post_create_none(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *path,
         FsCred *credp)
 {
+    int retval;
     if (chmod(rpath(fs_ctx, path), credp->fc_mode & 07777) < 0) {
         return -1;
     }
-    if (lchown(rpath(fs_ctx, path), credp->fc_uid, credp->fc_gid) < 0) {
-        /*
-         * If we fail to change ownership and if we are
-         * using security model none. Ignore the error
-         */
-        if (fs_ctx->fs_sm != SM_NONE) {
-            return -1;
-        }
-    }
+    retval = lchown(rpath(fs_ctx, path), credp->fc_uid, credp->fc_gid);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -363,7 +356,7 @@ static int local_mknod(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *path, FsCred *credp)
         if (err == -1) {
             return err;
         }
-        err = local_post_create_passthrough(fs_ctx, path, credp);
+        err = local_post_create_none(fs_ctx, path, credp);
         if (err == -1) {
             serrno = errno;
             goto err_end;
@@ -405,7 +398,7 @@ static int local_mkdir(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *path, FsCred *credp)
         if (err == -1) {
             return err;
         }
-        err = local_post_create_passthrough(fs_ctx, path, credp);
+        err = local_post_create_none(fs_ctx, path, credp);
         if (err == -1) {
             serrno = errno;
             goto err_end;
@@ -480,7 +473,7 @@ static int local_open2(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *path, int flags,
         if (fd == -1) {
             return fd;
         }
-        err = local_post_create_passthrough(fs_ctx, path, credp);
+        err = local_post_create_none(fs_ctx, path, credp);
         if (err == -1) {
             serrno = errno;
             goto err_end;