diff --git a/fs/generic_acl.c b/fs/generic_acl.c
index b3f3676796d3..7855cfb938f6 100644
--- a/fs/generic_acl.c
+++ b/fs/generic_acl.c
@@ -82,19 +82,21 @@ generic_acl_set(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, const void *value,
 			return PTR_ERR(acl);
 	}
 	if (acl) {
+		struct posix_acl *old_acl;
+
 		error = posix_acl_valid(acl);
 		if (error)
 			goto failed;
 		switch (type) {
 		case ACL_TYPE_ACCESS:
-			error = posix_acl_equiv_mode(acl, &inode->i_mode);
+			old_acl = acl;
+			error = posix_acl_update_mode(inode, &inode->i_mode,
+						      &acl);
 			if (error < 0)
 				goto failed;
+			if (!acl)
+				posix_acl_release(old_acl);
 			inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
-			if (error == 0) {
-				posix_acl_release(acl);
-				acl = NULL;
-			}
 			break;
 		case ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT:
 			if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {