diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c
index 0a5c444fef99..0673e83b6666 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c
@@ -59,6 +59,20 @@ static const struct nfsd_access_maps nfsd2_access_maps = {
 	.other		= nfsd2_otheraccess,
 };
 
+static __be32 nfsacld_map_status(__be32 status)
+{
+	switch (status) {
+	case nfserr_nofilehandle:
+	case nfserr_badhandle:
+		status = nfserr_stale;
+		break;
+	case nfserr_wrongsec:
+		status = nfserr_acces;
+		break;
+	}
+	return status;
+}
+
 /*
  * NULL call.
  */
@@ -123,6 +137,7 @@ static __be32 nfsacld_proc_getacl(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 
 	/* resp->acl_{access,default} are released in nfssvc_release_getacl. */
 out:
+	resp->status = nfsacld_map_status(resp->status);
 	return rpc_success;
 
 fail:
@@ -181,6 +196,7 @@ static __be32 nfsacld_proc_setacl(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 
 out:
 	/* argp->acl_{access,default} are released in nfsaclsvc_release_setacl. */
+	resp->status = nfsacld_map_status(resp->status);
 	return rpc_success;
 
 out_drop_lock:
@@ -207,6 +223,7 @@ static __be32 nfsacld_proc_getattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 		goto out;
 	resp->status = fh_getattr(&resp->fh, &resp->stat);
 out:
+	resp->status = nfsacld_map_status(resp->status);
 	return rpc_success;
 }
 
@@ -231,6 +248,7 @@ static __be32 nfsacld_proc_access(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 		goto out;
 	resp->status = fh_getattr(&resp->fh, &resp->stat);
 out:
+	resp->status = nfsacld_map_status(resp->status);
 	return rpc_success;
 }