diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c
index cef62557c87d..6bbf0e6daad2 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ static int nfs3_proc_setacls(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl,
 {
 	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(inode);
 	struct nfs_fattr fattr;
-	struct page *pages[NFSACL_MAXPAGES] = { };
+	struct page *pages[NFSACL_MAXPAGES];
 	struct nfs3_setaclargs args = {
 		.inode = inode,
 		.mask = NFS_ACL,
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ static int nfs3_proc_setacls(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl,
 		.rpc_argp	= &args,
 		.rpc_resp	= &fattr,
 	};
-	int status, count;
+	int status;
 
 	status = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	if (!nfs_server_capable(inode, NFS_CAP_ACLS))
@@ -319,6 +319,20 @@ static int nfs3_proc_setacls(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl,
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
 		args.mask |= NFS_DFACL;
 		args.acl_default = dfacl;
+		args.len = nfsacl_size(acl, dfacl);
+	} else
+		args.len = nfsacl_size(acl, NULL);
+
+	if (args.len > NFS_ACL_INLINE_BUFSIZE) {
+		unsigned int npages = 1 + ((args.len - 1) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+
+		status = -ENOMEM;
+		do {
+			args.pages[args.npages] = alloc_page(GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (args.pages[args.npages] == NULL)
+				goto out_freepages;
+			args.npages++;
+		} while (args.npages < npages);
 	}
 
 	dprintk("NFS call setacl\n");
@@ -329,10 +343,6 @@ static int nfs3_proc_setacls(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl,
 	nfs_zap_acl_cache(inode);
 	dprintk("NFS reply setacl: %d\n", status);
 
-	/* pages may have been allocated at the xdr layer. */
-	for (count = 0; count < NFSACL_MAXPAGES && args.pages[count]; count++)
-		__free_page(args.pages[count]);
-
 	switch (status) {
 		case 0:
 			status = nfs_refresh_inode(inode, &fattr);
@@ -346,6 +356,11 @@ static int nfs3_proc_setacls(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl,
 		case -ENOTSUPP:
 			status = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
+out_freepages:
+	while (args.npages != 0) {
+		args.npages--;
+		__free_page(args.pages[args.npages]);
+	}
 out:
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3xdr.c
index 11cdddec1432..6cdeacffde46 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3xdr.c
@@ -82,8 +82,10 @@
 #define NFS3_commitres_sz	(1+NFS3_wcc_data_sz+2)
 
 #define ACL3_getaclargs_sz	(NFS3_fh_sz+1)
-#define ACL3_setaclargs_sz	(NFS3_fh_sz+1+2*(2+5*3))
-#define ACL3_getaclres_sz	(1+NFS3_post_op_attr_sz+1+2*(2+5*3))
+#define ACL3_setaclargs_sz	(NFS3_fh_sz+1+ \
+				XDR_QUADLEN(NFS_ACL_INLINE_BUFSIZE))
+#define ACL3_getaclres_sz	(1+NFS3_post_op_attr_sz+1+ \
+				XDR_QUADLEN(NFS_ACL_INLINE_BUFSIZE))
 #define ACL3_setaclres_sz	(1+NFS3_post_op_attr_sz)
 
 /*
@@ -703,28 +705,18 @@ nfs3_xdr_setaclargs(struct rpc_rqst *req, __be32 *p,
                    struct nfs3_setaclargs *args)
 {
 	struct xdr_buf *buf = &req->rq_snd_buf;
-	unsigned int base, len_in_head, len = nfsacl_size(
-		(args->mask & NFS_ACL)   ? args->acl_access  : NULL,
-		(args->mask & NFS_DFACL) ? args->acl_default : NULL);
-	int count, err;
+	unsigned int base;
+	int err;
 
 	p = xdr_encode_fhandle(p, NFS_FH(args->inode));
 	*p++ = htonl(args->mask);
-	base = (char *)p - (char *)buf->head->iov_base;
-	/* put as much of the acls into head as possible. */
-	len_in_head = min_t(unsigned int, buf->head->iov_len - base, len);
-	len -= len_in_head;
-	req->rq_slen = xdr_adjust_iovec(req->rq_svec, p + (len_in_head >> 2));
+	req->rq_slen = xdr_adjust_iovec(req->rq_svec, p);
+	base = req->rq_slen;
 
-	for (count = 0; (count << PAGE_SHIFT) < len; count++) {
-		args->pages[count] = alloc_page(GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!args->pages[count]) {
-			while (count)
-				__free_page(args->pages[--count]);
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
-	}
-	xdr_encode_pages(buf, args->pages, 0, len);
+	if (args->npages != 0)
+		xdr_encode_pages(buf, args->pages, 0, args->len);
+	else
+		req->rq_slen += args->len;
 
 	err = nfsacl_encode(buf, base, args->inode,
 			    (args->mask & NFS_ACL) ?
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
index a550b528319f..2e5f00066afd 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
@@ -406,6 +406,8 @@ struct nfs3_setaclargs {
 	int			mask;
 	struct posix_acl *	acl_access;
 	struct posix_acl *	acl_default;
+	size_t			len;
+	unsigned int		npages;
 	struct page **		pages;
 };
 
diff --git a/include/linux/nfsacl.h b/include/linux/nfsacl.h
index 54487a99beb8..43011b69297c 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfsacl.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfsacl.h
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
 #define NFSACL_MAXPAGES		((2*(8+12*NFS_ACL_MAX_ENTRIES) + PAGE_SIZE-1) \
 				 >> PAGE_SHIFT)
 
+#define NFS_ACL_MAX_ENTRIES_INLINE	(5)
+#define NFS_ACL_INLINE_BUFSIZE	((2*(2+3*NFS_ACL_MAX_ENTRIES_INLINE)) << 2)
+
 static inline unsigned int
 nfsacl_size(struct posix_acl *acl_access, struct posix_acl *acl_default)
 {