diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 16f674a..1803cfa 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -3009,6 +3009,9 @@ create_node_directory (struct ovl_data *lo, struct ovl_node *src)
   times[0] = st.st_atim;
   times[1] = st.st_mtim;
 
+  if (override_mode (src->layer, sfd, NULL, NULL, &st) < 0 && errno != ENODATA && errno != EOPNOTSUPP)
+    return -1;
+
   ret = create_directory (lo, get_upper_layer (lo)->fd, src->path, times, src->parent, sfd, st.st_uid, st.st_gid, st.st_mode, false, NULL);
   if (ret == 0)
     {