diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c
index 7183995182ab..5219ec634587 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c
@@ -14,6 +14,19 @@
 #include "xdr3.h"
 #include "vfs.h"
 
+static __be32 nfsd3_map_status(__be32 status)
+{
+	switch (status) {
+	case nfserr_nofilehandle:
+		status = nfserr_badhandle;
+		break;
+	case nfserr_wrongsec:
+		status = nfserr_acces;
+		break;
+	}
+	return status;
+}
+
 /*
  * NULL call.
  */
@@ -72,6 +85,7 @@ static __be32 nfsd3_proc_getacl(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 
 	/* resp->acl_{access,default} are released in nfs3svc_release_getacl. */
 out:
+	resp->status = nfsd3_map_status(resp->status);
 	return rpc_success;
 
 fail:
@@ -125,6 +139,7 @@ static __be32 nfsd3_proc_setacl(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	resp->status = nfserrno(error);
 out:
 	/* argp->acl_{access,default} are released in nfs3svc_release_setacl. */
+	resp->status = nfsd3_map_status(resp->status);
 	return rpc_success;
 }