diff --git a/fs/btrfs/acl.c b/fs/btrfs/acl.c
index 0890c83643e944f69e43a22f4151e381e7503f04..460f36bae67259ee64d51670b0ca55f9ec81bcba 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/acl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/acl.c
@@ -225,13 +225,8 @@ int btrfs_init_acl(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		ret = posix_acl_create(&acl, GFP_NOFS, &inode->i_mode);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
-
-		if (ret > 0) {
-			/* we need an acl */
+		if (ret > 0) /* we need an acl */
 			ret = btrfs_set_acl(trans, inode, acl, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
-		} else if (ret < 0) {
-			cache_no_acl(inode);
-		}
 	} else {
 		cache_no_acl(inode);
 	}