diff --git a/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_vnops.c b/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_vnops.c
index 30d3d57a5e6a..4a8482e9145a 100644
--- a/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_vnops.c
@@ -237,9 +237,8 @@ ext2_create(ap)
 
 /*
  * Open called.
- *
- * Nothing to do.
  */
+
 static int
 ext2_open(ap)
 	struct vop_open_args /* {
@@ -249,6 +248,8 @@ ext2_open(ap)
 		struct thread *a_td;
 	} */ *ap;
 {
+	struct vnode *vp = ap->a_vp;
+	struct inode *ip = VTOI(vp);
 
 	if (ap->a_vp->v_type == VBLK || ap->a_vp->v_type == VCHR)
 		return (EOPNOTSUPP);
@@ -259,6 +260,9 @@ ext2_open(ap)
 	if ((VTOI(ap->a_vp)->i_flags & APPEND) &&
 	    (ap->a_mode & (FWRITE | O_APPEND)) == FWRITE)
 		return (EPERM);
+
+	vnode_create_vobject(ap->a_vp, ip->i_size, ap->a_td);
+
 	return (0);
 }