diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifsacl.c b/fs/smb/client/cifsacl.c
index 5bbf73736358..07cf0e578233 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifsacl.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifsacl.c
@@ -1185,7 +1185,8 @@ static void populate_new_aces(char *nacl_base,
 
 static __u16 replace_sids_and_copy_aces(struct smb_acl *pdacl, struct smb_acl *pndacl,
 		struct smb_sid *pownersid, struct smb_sid *pgrpsid,
-		struct smb_sid *pnownersid, struct smb_sid *pngrpsid)
+		struct smb_sid *pnownersid, struct smb_sid *pngrpsid,
+		int *aclflag)
 {
 	int i;
 	u16 size = 0;
@@ -1209,12 +1210,15 @@ static __u16 replace_sids_and_copy_aces(struct smb_acl *pdacl, struct smb_acl *p
 		pntace = (struct smb_ace *) (acl_base + size);
 		pnntace = (struct smb_ace *) (nacl_base + nsize);
 
-		if (pnownersid && compare_sids(&pntace->sid, pownersid) == 0)
+		if (pnownersid && compare_sids(&pntace->sid, pownersid) == 0) {
 			ace_size = cifs_copy_ace(pnntace, pntace, pnownersid);
-		else if (pngrpsid && compare_sids(&pntace->sid, pgrpsid) == 0)
+			*aclflag |= CIFS_ACL_DACL;
+		} else if (pngrpsid && compare_sids(&pntace->sid, pgrpsid) == 0) {
 			ace_size = cifs_copy_ace(pnntace, pntace, pngrpsid);
-		else
+			*aclflag |= CIFS_ACL_DACL;
+		} else {
 			ace_size = cifs_copy_ace(pnntace, pntace, NULL);
+		}
 
 		size += le16_to_cpu(pntace->size);
 		nsize += ace_size;
@@ -1521,7 +1525,8 @@ static int build_sec_desc(struct smb_ntsd *pntsd, struct smb_ntsd *pnntsd,
 			/* Replace ACEs for old owner with new one */
 			size = replace_sids_and_copy_aces(dacl_ptr, ndacl_ptr,
 					owner_sid_ptr, group_sid_ptr,
-					nowner_sid_ptr, ngroup_sid_ptr);
+					nowner_sid_ptr, ngroup_sid_ptr,
+					aclflag);
 			ndacl_ptr->size = cpu_to_le16(size);
 		}
 
@@ -1738,7 +1743,7 @@ id_mode_to_cifs_acl(struct inode *inode, const char *path, __u64 *pnmode,
 			kuid_t uid, kgid_t gid)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
-	int aclflag = CIFS_ACL_DACL; /* default flag to set */
+	int aclflag = 0;
 	__u32 secdesclen = 0;
 	__u32 nsecdesclen = 0;
 	__u32 dacloffset = 0;
@@ -1837,6 +1842,11 @@ id_mode_to_cifs_acl(struct inode *inode, const char *path, __u64 *pnmode,
 	if (rc != 0)
 		goto id_mode_to_cifs_acl_exit;
 
+	if (aclflag == 0) {
+		cifs_dbg(FYI, "set_cifs_acl aclflag=0, no change mapped\n");
+		goto id_mode_to_cifs_acl_exit;
+	}
+
 	if (ops->set_acl == NULL) {
 		rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto id_mode_to_cifs_acl_exit;