diff --git a/fs/ext4/acl.c b/fs/ext4/acl.c
index fb50f9aa6ead..c1d570ee1d9f 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/acl.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/acl.c
@@ -284,12 +284,16 @@ ext4_init_acl(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir)
 		error = __ext4_set_acl(handle, inode, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT,
 				       default_acl, XATTR_CREATE);
 		posix_acl_release(default_acl);
+	} else {
+		inode->i_default_acl = NULL;
 	}
 	if (acl) {
 		if (!error)
 			error = __ext4_set_acl(handle, inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS,
 					       acl, XATTR_CREATE);
 		posix_acl_release(acl);
+	} else {
+		inode->i_acl = NULL;
 	}
 	return error;
 }