diff --git a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
index 68d761690002..6b84a8ea5b15 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
@@ -3651,14 +3651,16 @@ int smb2_open(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 		if (posix_acl_rc)
 			ksmbd_debug(SMB, "inherit posix acl failed : %d\n", posix_acl_rc);
 
-		if (test_share_config_flag(work->tcon->share_conf,
-					   KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_ACL_XATTR)) {
-			rc = smb_inherit_dacl(conn, &path, sess->user->uid,
-					      sess->user->gid);
-		}
+		rc = smb2_create_sd_buffer(work, req, &path);
+		if (rc && rc != -ENOENT)
+			goto err_out;
 
-		if (rc) {
-			rc = smb2_create_sd_buffer(work, req, &path);
+		if (rc == -ENOENT) {
+			if (test_share_config_flag(work->tcon->share_conf,
+						   KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_ACL_XATTR)) {
+				rc = smb_inherit_dacl(conn, &path, sess->user->uid,
+						      sess->user->gid);
+			}
 			if (rc) {
 				if (posix_acl_rc)
 					ksmbd_vfs_set_init_posix_acl(idmap,