diff --git a/fs/ext2/acl.c b/fs/ext2/acl.c
index 79dafa71effd..069c0dceda01 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/acl.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/acl.c
@@ -175,11 +175,8 @@ ext2_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type)
 	return acl;
 }
 
-/*
- * inode->i_mutex: down
- */
-int
-ext2_set_acl(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl, int type)
+static int
+__ext2_set_acl(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl, int type)
 {
 	int name_index;
 	void *value = NULL;
@@ -189,13 +186,6 @@ ext2_set_acl(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl, int type)
 	switch(type) {
 		case ACL_TYPE_ACCESS:
 			name_index = EXT2_XATTR_INDEX_POSIX_ACL_ACCESS;
-			if (acl) {
-				error = posix_acl_update_mode(inode, &inode->i_mode, &acl);
-				if (error)
-					return error;
-				inode->i_ctime = current_time(inode);
-				mark_inode_dirty(inode);
-			}
 			break;
 
 		case ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT:
@@ -221,6 +211,24 @@ ext2_set_acl(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl, int type)
 	return error;
 }
 
+/*
+ * inode->i_mutex: down
+ */
+int
+ext2_set_acl(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl, int type)
+{
+	int error;
+
+	if (type == ACL_TYPE_ACCESS && acl) {
+		error = posix_acl_update_mode(inode, &inode->i_mode, &acl);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+		inode->i_ctime = current_time(inode);
+		mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+	}
+	return __ext2_set_acl(inode, acl, type);
+}
+
 /*
  * Initialize the ACLs of a new inode. Called from ext2_new_inode.
  *
@@ -238,12 +246,12 @@ ext2_init_acl(struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir)
 		return error;
 
 	if (default_acl) {
-		error = ext2_set_acl(inode, default_acl, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT);
+		error = __ext2_set_acl(inode, default_acl, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT);
 		posix_acl_release(default_acl);
 	}
 	if (acl) {
 		if (!error)
-			error = ext2_set_acl(inode, acl, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
+			error = __ext2_set_acl(inode, acl, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
 		posix_acl_release(acl);
 	}
 	return error;