diff --git a/fs/ext2/ialloc.c b/fs/ext2/ialloc.c
index f0c5286f9342..938dbc739d00 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/ialloc.c
@@ -549,16 +549,12 @@ got:
 
 	sb->s_dirt = 1;
 	mark_buffer_dirty(bh2);
-	inode->i_uid = current_fsuid();
-	if (test_opt (sb, GRPID))
+	if (test_opt(sb, GRPID)) {
+		inode->i_mode = mode;
+		inode->i_uid = current_fsuid();
 		inode->i_gid = dir->i_gid;
-	else if (dir->i_mode & S_ISGID) {
-		inode->i_gid = dir->i_gid;
-		if (S_ISDIR(mode))
-			mode |= S_ISGID;
 	} else
-		inode->i_gid = current_fsgid();
-	inode->i_mode = mode;
+		inode_init_owner(inode, dir, mode);
 
 	inode->i_ino = ino;
 	inode->i_blocks = 0;