As described in PR 192563

--- encfs/encfs.cpp.orig	2014-04-21 15:10:48.592664000 +0000
+++ encfs/encfs.cpp
@@ -587,6 +587,19 @@
     return res;
 }
 
+int encfs_create(const char *path, mode_t mode, struct fuse_file_info *file)
+{
+    int res;
+    
+    res = encfs_mknod(path, mode, 0);
+    if (res)
+        return res;
+    
+    res = encfs_open(path, file);
+    
+    return res;
+}
+
 int _do_flush(FileNode *fnode, int )
 {
     /* Flush can be called multiple times for an open file, so it doesn't
--- encfs/encfs.h.orig	2014-04-21 15:10:48.592664000 +0000
+++ encfs/encfs.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 	struct fuse_file_info *fi);
 int encfs_utime(const char *path, struct utimbuf *buf);
 int encfs_open(const char *path, struct fuse_file_info *info);
+int encfs_create(const char *path, mode_t mode, struct fuse_file_info *info);
 int encfs_release(const char *path, struct fuse_file_info *info);
 int encfs_read(const char *path, char *buf, size_t size, off_t offset,
 	struct fuse_file_info *info);
diff -ur encfs-1.7.4.orig/encfs/main.cpp encfs-1.7.4/encfs/main.cpp
--- encfs/main.cpp.orig	2014-04-21 15:10:48.592664000 +0000
+++ encfs/main.cpp
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@
     encfs_oper.init = encfs_init;
     encfs_oper.destroy = encfs_destroy;
     //encfs_oper.access = encfs_access;
-    //encfs_oper.create = encfs_create;
+    encfs_oper.create = encfs_create;
     encfs_oper.ftruncate = encfs_ftruncate;
     encfs_oper.fgetattr = encfs_fgetattr;
     //encfs_oper.lock = encfs_lock;