diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/acl.c b/fs/ocfs2/acl.c
index 7e8282dcea2a..c58a1bcfda0f 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/acl.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/acl.c
@@ -245,16 +245,14 @@ int ocfs2_set_acl(handle_t *handle,
 			ret = posix_acl_equiv_mode(acl, &mode);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return ret;
-			else {
-				if (ret == 0)
-					acl = NULL;
 
-				ret = ocfs2_acl_set_mode(inode, di_bh,
-							 handle, mode);
-				if (ret)
-					return ret;
+			if (ret == 0)
+				acl = NULL;
 
-			}
+			ret = ocfs2_acl_set_mode(inode, di_bh,
+						 handle, mode);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
 		}
 		break;
 	case ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT: