diff --git a/fs/jfs/acl.c b/fs/jfs/acl.c
index a29c7c3..d66477c 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/acl.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/acl.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int jfs_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask)
+int jfs_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	struct posix_acl *acl = jfs_get_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
 
@@ -129,11 +129,6 @@
 	return -EAGAIN;
 }
 
-int jfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
-{
-	return generic_permission(inode, mask, jfs_check_acl);
-}
-
 int jfs_init_acl(tid_t tid, struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir)
 {
 	struct posix_acl *acl = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/jfs/file.c b/fs/jfs/file.c
index 7f6063a..2b70fa7 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/file.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 	.removexattr	= jfs_removexattr,
 #ifdef CONFIG_JFS_POSIX_ACL
 	.setattr	= jfs_setattr,
-	.permission	= jfs_permission,
+	.check_acl	= jfs_check_acl,
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_acl.h b/fs/jfs/jfs_acl.h
index 88475f1..b07bd41 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_acl.h
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_acl.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_JFS_POSIX_ACL
 
-int jfs_permission(struct inode *, int);
+int jfs_check_acl(struct inode *, int);
 int jfs_init_acl(tid_t, struct inode *, struct inode *);
 int jfs_setattr(struct dentry *, struct iattr *);
 
diff --git a/fs/jfs/namei.c b/fs/jfs/namei.c
index 514ee2e..c79a4270 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/namei.c
@@ -1543,7 +1543,7 @@
 	.removexattr	= jfs_removexattr,
 #ifdef CONFIG_JFS_POSIX_ACL
 	.setattr	= jfs_setattr,
-	.permission	= jfs_permission,
+	.check_acl	= jfs_check_acl,
 #endif
 };