diff --git a/sys/fs/unionfs/union_vfsops.c b/sys/fs/unionfs/union_vfsops.c
index 768c94d73f8f..d74d1eae0e26 100644
--- a/sys/fs/unionfs/union_vfsops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/unionfs/union_vfsops.c
@@ -66,43 +66,6 @@ static vfs_extattrctl_t	unionfs_extattrctl;
 
 static struct vfsops unionfs_vfsops;
 
-/*
- * Exchange from userland file mode to vmode.
- */
-static u_short 
-mode2vmode(mode_t mode)
-{
-	u_short		ret;
-
-	ret = 0;
-
-	/* other */
-	if (mode & S_IXOTH)
-		ret |= VEXEC >> 6;
-	if (mode & S_IWOTH)
-		ret |= VWRITE >> 6;
-	if (mode & S_IROTH)
-		ret |= VREAD >> 6;
-
-	/* group */
-	if (mode & S_IXGRP)
-		ret |= VEXEC >> 3;
-	if (mode & S_IWGRP)
-		ret |= VWRITE >> 3;
-	if (mode & S_IRGRP)
-		ret |= VREAD >> 3;
-
-	/* owner */
-	if (mode & S_IXUSR)
-		ret |= VEXEC;
-	if (mode & S_IWUSR)
-		ret |= VWRITE;
-	if (mode & S_IRUSR)
-		ret |= VREAD;
-
-	return (ret);
-}
-
 /*
  * Mount unionfs layer.
  */
@@ -174,7 +137,7 @@ unionfs_domount(struct mount *mp, struct thread *td)
 			vfs_mount_error(mp, "Invalid udir");
 			return (EINVAL);
 		}
-		udir = mode2vmode(udir);
+		udir &= S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO;
 	}
 	if (vfs_getopt(mp->mnt_optnew, "ufile", (void **)&tmp, NULL) == 0) {
 		if (tmp != NULL)
@@ -183,7 +146,7 @@ unionfs_domount(struct mount *mp, struct thread *td)
 			vfs_mount_error(mp, "Invalid ufile");
 			return (EINVAL);
 		}
-		ufile = mode2vmode(ufile);
+		ufile &= S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO;
 	}
 	/* check umask, uid and gid */
 	if (udir == 0 && ufile != 0)