}
 
 int v9fs_set_create_acl(struct dentry *dentry,
-                       struct posix_acl **dpacl, struct posix_acl **pacl)
+                       struct posix_acl *dacl, struct posix_acl *acl)
 {
-       if (dentry) {
-               struct p9_fid *fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry);
-               set_cached_acl(dentry->d_inode, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, *dpacl);
-               set_cached_acl(dentry->d_inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, *pacl);
-               if (!IS_ERR(fid)) {
-                       v9fs_set_acl(fid, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, *dpacl);
-                       v9fs_set_acl(fid, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, *pacl);
-               }
+       struct p9_fid *fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry);
+       set_cached_acl(dentry->d_inode, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, dacl);
+       set_cached_acl(dentry->d_inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, acl);
+       if (!IS_ERR(fid)) {
+               v9fs_set_acl(fid, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, dacl);
+               v9fs_set_acl(fid, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, acl);
        }
-       posix_acl_release(*dpacl);
-       posix_acl_release(*pacl);
-       *dpacl = *pacl = NULL;
        return 0;
 }
 
+void v9fs_put_acl(struct posix_acl *dacl,
+                 struct posix_acl *acl)
+{
+       posix_acl_release(dacl);
+       posix_acl_release(acl);
+}
+
 int v9fs_acl_mode(struct inode *dir, umode_t *modep,
                  struct posix_acl **dpacl, struct posix_acl **pacl)
 {
 
 extern struct posix_acl *v9fs_iop_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type);
 extern int v9fs_acl_chmod(struct inode *, struct p9_fid *);
 extern int v9fs_set_create_acl(struct dentry *,
-                              struct posix_acl **, struct posix_acl **);
+                              struct posix_acl *, struct posix_acl *);
 extern int v9fs_acl_mode(struct inode *dir, umode_t *modep,
                         struct posix_acl **dpacl, struct posix_acl **pacl);
+extern void v9fs_put_acl(struct posix_acl *dacl, struct posix_acl *acl);
 #else
 #define v9fs_iop_get_acl NULL
 static inline int v9fs_get_acl(struct inode *inode, struct p9_fid *fid)
        return 0;
 }
 static inline int v9fs_set_create_acl(struct dentry *dentry,
-                                     struct posix_acl **dpacl,
-                                     struct posix_acl **pacl)
+                                     struct posix_acl *dacl,
+                                     struct posix_acl *acl)
 {
        return 0;
 }
+static inline void v9fs_put_acl(struct posix_acl *dacl,
+                               struct posix_acl *acl)
+{
+}
 static inline int v9fs_acl_mode(struct inode *dir, umode_t *modep,
                                struct posix_acl **dpacl,
                                struct posix_acl **pacl)
 
        d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 
        /* Now set the ACL based on the default value */
-       v9fs_set_create_acl(dentry, &dacl, &pacl);
+       v9fs_set_create_acl(dentry, dacl, pacl);
 
        v9inode = V9FS_I(inode);
        mutex_lock(&v9inode->v_mutex);
 #endif
        *opened |= FILE_CREATED;
 out:
+       v9fs_put_acl(dacl, pacl);
        dput(res);
        return err;
 
 err_clunk_old_fid:
        if (ofid)
                p9_client_clunk(ofid);
-       v9fs_set_create_acl(NULL, &dacl, &pacl);
        goto out;
 }
 
                d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
        }
        /* Now set the ACL based on the default value */
-       v9fs_set_create_acl(dentry, &dacl, &pacl);
+       v9fs_set_create_acl(dentry, dacl, pacl);
        inc_nlink(dir);
        v9fs_invalidate_inode_attr(dir);
 error:
        if (fid)
                p9_client_clunk(fid);
-       v9fs_set_create_acl(NULL, &dacl, &pacl);
+       v9fs_put_acl(dacl, pacl);
        return err;
 }
 
                d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
        }
        /* Now set the ACL based on the default value */
-       v9fs_set_create_acl(dentry, &dacl, &pacl);
+       v9fs_set_create_acl(dentry, dacl, pacl);
 error:
        if (fid)
                p9_client_clunk(fid);
-       v9fs_set_create_acl(NULL, &dacl, &pacl);
+       v9fs_put_acl(dacl, pacl);
        return err;
 }