diff --git a/fuse/opcode.go b/fuse/opcode.go
index 3a474915..2711c57b 100644
--- a/fuse/opcode.go
+++ b/fuse/opcode.go
@@ -198,6 +198,12 @@ func doCreate(server *Server, req *request) {
 	req.status = status
 }
 
+func doTmpFile(server *Server, req *request) {
+	out := (*CreateOut)(req.outData())
+	status := server.fileSystem.Create(req.cancel, (*CreateIn)(req.inData), req.filenames[0], out)
+	req.status = status
+}
+
 func doReadDir(server *Server, req *request) {
 	in := (*ReadIn)(req.inData)
 	buf := server.allocOut(req, in.Size)
@@ -799,7 +805,7 @@ func init() {
 		_OP_INTERRUPT:       doInterrupt,
 		_OP_COPY_FILE_RANGE: doCopyFileRange,
 		_OP_LSEEK:           doLseek,
-		_OP_TMPFILE:         doCreate,
+		_OP_TMPFILE:         doTmpFile,
 	} {
 		handler := v
 		operationHandlers[op].Func = func(s *Server, r *request) {