diff --git a/fs/cifs/xattr.c b/fs/cifs/xattr.c
index 45f07c4..10d92cf 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/xattr.c
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@
 	struct cifs_tcon *pTcon;
 	struct super_block *sb;
 	char *full_path;
-	struct cifs_ntsd *pacl;
 
 	if (direntry == NULL)
 		return -EIO;
@@ -164,23 +163,24 @@
 			cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	} else if (strncmp(ea_name, CIFS_XATTR_CIFS_ACL,
 			strlen(CIFS_XATTR_CIFS_ACL)) == 0) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_ACL
+		struct cifs_ntsd *pacl;
 		pacl = kmalloc(value_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!pacl) {
 			cFYI(1, "%s: Can't allocate memory for ACL",
 					__func__);
 			rc = -ENOMEM;
 		} else {
-#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_ACL
 			memcpy(pacl, ea_value, value_size);
 			rc = set_cifs_acl(pacl, value_size,
 				direntry->d_inode, full_path, CIFS_ACL_DACL);
 			if (rc == 0) /* force revalidate of the inode */
 				CIFS_I(direntry->d_inode)->time = 0;
 			kfree(pacl);
+		}
 #else
 			cFYI(1, "Set CIFS ACL not supported yet");
 #endif /* CONFIG_CIFS_ACL */
-		}
 	} else {
 		int temp;
 		temp = strncmp(ea_name, POSIX_ACL_XATTR_ACCESS,