diff --git a/fs/ext2/acl.c b/fs/ext2/acl.c
index 224c04abb2e5..cf4c77f8dd08 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/acl.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/acl.c
@@ -256,11 +256,15 @@ ext2_init_acl(struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir)
 	if (default_acl) {
 		error = __ext2_set_acl(inode, default_acl, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT);
 		posix_acl_release(default_acl);
+	} else {
+		inode->i_default_acl = NULL;
 	}
 	if (acl) {
 		if (!error)
 			error = __ext2_set_acl(inode, acl, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
 		posix_acl_release(acl);
+	} else {
+		inode->i_acl = NULL;
 	}
 	return error;
 }