diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c
index 3b3c36601a7b..de317d0c3294 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ void mconsole_proc(struct mc_request *req)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	err = may_open(&nd.path, MAY_READ, FMODE_READ);
+	err = may_open(&nd.path, MAY_READ, O_RDONLY);
 	if (result) {
 		mconsole_reply(req, "Failed to open file", 1, 0);
 		path_put(&nd.path);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index 057e1dae12ab..3d8f8a96f5a3 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -2289,9 +2289,9 @@ cifs_oplock_break(struct slow_work *work)
 	if (inode && S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL
 		if (cinode->clientCanCacheAll == 0)
-			break_lease(inode, FMODE_READ);
+			break_lease(inode, O_RDONLY);
 		else if (cinode->clientCanCacheRead == 0)
-			break_lease(inode, FMODE_WRITE);
+			break_lease(inode, O_WRONLY);
 #endif
 		rc = filemap_fdatawrite(inode->i_mapping);
 		if (cinode->clientCanCacheRead == 0) {
diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index a8794f233bc9..ae9ded026b7c 100644
--- a/fs/locks.c
+++ b/fs/locks.c
@@ -1182,8 +1182,9 @@ int __break_lease(struct inode *inode, unsigned int mode)
 	struct file_lock *fl;
 	unsigned long break_time;
 	int i_have_this_lease = 0;
+	int want_write = (mode & O_ACCMODE) != O_RDONLY;
 
-	new_fl = lease_alloc(NULL, mode & FMODE_WRITE ? F_WRLCK : F_RDLCK);
+	new_fl = lease_alloc(NULL, want_write ? F_WRLCK : F_RDLCK);
 
 	lock_kernel();
 
@@ -1197,7 +1198,7 @@ int __break_lease(struct inode *inode, unsigned int mode)
 		if (fl->fl_owner == current->files)
 			i_have_this_lease = 1;
 
-	if (mode & FMODE_WRITE) {
+	if (want_write) {
 		/* If we want write access, we have to revoke any lease. */
 		future = F_UNLCK | F_INPROGRESS;
 	} else if (flock->fl_type & F_INPROGRESS) {
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index a4855af776a8..b20f83d1e065 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1503,7 +1503,7 @@ int may_open(struct path *path, int acc_mode, int flag)
 	 * An append-only file must be opened in append mode for writing.
 	 */
 	if (IS_APPEND(inode)) {
-		if  ((flag & FMODE_WRITE) && !(flag & O_APPEND))
+		if  ((flag & O_ACCMODE) != O_RDONLY && !(flag & O_APPEND))
 			return -EPERM;
 		if (flag & O_TRUNC)
 			return -EPERM;
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ static int handle_truncate(struct path *path)
  * what get passed to sys_open().
  */
 static int __open_namei_create(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path,
-				int flag, int mode)
+				int open_flag, int mode)
 {
 	int error;
 	struct dentry *dir = nd->path.dentry;
@@ -1565,7 +1565,7 @@ static int __open_namei_create(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path,
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 	/* Don't check for write permission, don't truncate */
-	return may_open(&nd->path, 0, flag & ~O_TRUNC);
+	return may_open(&nd->path, 0, open_flag & ~O_TRUNC);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1736,7 +1736,7 @@ struct file *do_filp_open(int dfd, const char *pathname,
 		error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
 		if (error)
 			goto exit_mutex_unlock;
-		error = __open_namei_create(&nd, &path, flag, mode);
+		error = __open_namei_create(&nd, &path, open_flag, mode);
 		if (error) {
 			mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
 			goto exit;
@@ -1798,7 +1798,7 @@ struct file *do_filp_open(int dfd, const char *pathname,
 		if (error)
 			goto exit;
 	}
-	error = may_open(&nd.path, acc_mode, flag);
+	error = may_open(&nd.path, acc_mode, open_flag);
 	if (error) {
 		if (will_truncate)
 			mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
diff --git a/fs/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsctl.c
index d3854d94b7cf..bf9cbd242ddd 100644
--- a/fs/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsctl.c
@@ -36,10 +36,9 @@ static struct file *do_open(char *name, int flags)
 		return ERR_PTR(error);
 
 	if (flags == O_RDWR)
-		error = may_open(&nd.path, MAY_READ|MAY_WRITE,
-					   FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
+		error = may_open(&nd.path, MAY_READ|MAY_WRITE, flags);
 	else
-		error = may_open(&nd.path, MAY_WRITE, FMODE_WRITE);
+		error = may_open(&nd.path, MAY_WRITE, flags);
 
 	if (!error)
 		return dentry_open(nd.path.dentry, nd.path.mnt, flags,
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 8715d194561a..15dc2deaac5f 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ nfsd_setattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct iattr *iap,
 		 * If we are changing the size of the file, then
 		 * we need to break all leases.
 		 */
-		host_err = break_lease(inode, FMODE_WRITE | O_NONBLOCK);
+		host_err = break_lease(inode, O_WRONLY | O_NONBLOCK);
 		if (host_err == -EWOULDBLOCK)
 			host_err = -ETIMEDOUT;
 		if (host_err) /* ENOMEM or EWOULDBLOCK */
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ nfsd_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, int type,
 	 * Check to see if there are any leases on this file.
 	 * This may block while leases are broken.
 	 */
-	host_err = break_lease(inode, O_NONBLOCK | ((access & NFSD_MAY_WRITE) ? FMODE_WRITE : 0));
+	host_err = break_lease(inode, O_NONBLOCK | ((access & NFSD_MAY_WRITE) ? O_WRONLY : 0));
 	if (host_err == -EWOULDBLOCK)
 		host_err = -ETIMEDOUT;
 	if (host_err) /* NOMEM or WOULDBLOCK */
diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index 040cef72bc00..e0b2d88b0380 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static long do_sys_truncate(const char __user *pathname, loff_t length)
 	 * Make sure that there are no leases.  get_write_access() protects
 	 * against the truncate racing with a lease-granting setlease().
 	 */
-	error = break_lease(inode, FMODE_WRITE);
+	error = break_lease(inode, O_WRONLY);
 	if (error)
 		goto put_write_and_out;
 
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl_binary.c b/kernel/sysctl_binary.c
index 8f5d16e0707a..8cd50d8f9bde 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl_binary.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl_binary.c
@@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@ static ssize_t binary_sysctl(const int *name, int nlen,
 	ssize_t result;
 	char *pathname;
 	int flags;
-	int acc_mode, fmode;
+	int acc_mode;
 
 	pathname = sysctl_getname(name, nlen, &table);
 	result = PTR_ERR(pathname);
@@ -1342,15 +1342,12 @@ static ssize_t binary_sysctl(const int *name, int nlen,
 	if (oldval && oldlen && newval && newlen) {
 		flags = O_RDWR;
 		acc_mode = MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE;
-		fmode = FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE;
 	} else if (newval && newlen) {
 		flags = O_WRONLY;
 		acc_mode = MAY_WRITE;
-		fmode = FMODE_WRITE;
 	} else if (oldval && oldlen) {
 		flags = O_RDONLY;
 		acc_mode = MAY_READ;
-		fmode = FMODE_READ;
 	} else {
 		result = 0;
 		goto out_putname;
@@ -1361,7 +1358,7 @@ static ssize_t binary_sysctl(const int *name, int nlen,
 	if (result)
 		goto out_putname;
 
-	result = may_open(&nd.path, acc_mode, fmode);
+	result = may_open(&nd.path, acc_mode, flags);
 	if (result)
 		goto out_putpath;