diff --git a/fs/smb/client/inode.c b/fs/smb/client/inode.c
index 51fb7c418d52..56b0f109e41b 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/inode.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/inode.c
@@ -3376,7 +3376,8 @@ cifs_setattr_nounix(struct dentry *direntry, struct iattr *attrs)
 	if (attrs->ia_valid & ATTR_GID)
 		gid = attrs->ia_gid;
 
-	if (sbflags & (CIFS_MOUNT_CIFS_ACL | CIFS_MOUNT_MODE_FROM_SID)) {
+	if ((sbflags & (CIFS_MOUNT_CIFS_ACL | CIFS_MOUNT_MODE_FROM_SID)) ||
+	    cifs_sb_master_tcon(cifs_sb)->posix_extensions) {
 		if (uid_valid(uid) || gid_valid(gid)) {
 			mode = NO_CHANGE_64;
 			rc = id_mode_to_cifs_acl(inode, full_path, &mode,