diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-handle.c b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-handle.c
index cb012c0510..f96d17a974 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-handle.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-handle.c
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ static int handle_update_file_cred(int dirfd, const char *name, FsCred *credp)
     if (fd < 0) {
         return fd;
     }
-    ret = fchmod(fd, credp->fc_mode & 07777);
+    ret = fchownat(fd, "", credp->fc_uid, credp->fc_gid, AT_EMPTY_PATH);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto err_out;
     }
-    ret = fchownat(fd, "", credp->fc_uid, credp->fc_gid, AT_EMPTY_PATH);
+    ret = fchmod(fd, credp->fc_mode & 07777);
 err_out:
     close(fd);
     return ret;
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-local.c b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-local.c
index 6e3f9d1d97..33a41d2e18 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-local.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-local.c
@@ -257,9 +257,6 @@ static int local_post_create_passthrough(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *path,
 {
     char buffer[PATH_MAX];
 
-    if (chmod(rpath(fs_ctx, path, buffer), credp->fc_mode & 07777) < 0) {
-        return -1;
-    }
     if (lchown(rpath(fs_ctx, path, buffer), credp->fc_uid,
                 credp->fc_gid) < 0) {
         /*
@@ -270,6 +267,10 @@ static int local_post_create_passthrough(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *path,
             return -1;
         }
     }
+
+    if (chmod(rpath(fs_ctx, path, buffer), credp->fc_mode & 07777) < 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
     return 0;
 }