diff --git a/fs/btrfs/acl.c b/fs/btrfs/acl.c
index e15d2b0d8d3b20f3085c18348e9d711682fedc24..0890c83643e944f69e43a22f4151e381e7503f04 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/acl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/acl.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ int btrfs_init_acl(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		if (ret > 0) {
 			/* we need an acl */
 			ret = btrfs_set_acl(trans, inode, acl, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
-		} else {
+		} else if (ret < 0) {
 			cache_no_acl(inode);
 		}
 	} else {