diff --git a/fs/9p/acl.c b/fs/9p/acl.c
index 5b91689..7af425f 100644
--- a/fs/9p/acl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/acl.c
@@ -166,16 +166,13 @@
 	return retval;
 }
 
-int v9fs_set_create_acl(struct dentry *dentry,
+int v9fs_set_create_acl(struct inode *inode, struct p9_fid *fid,
 			struct posix_acl *dacl, struct posix_acl *acl)
 {
-	struct p9_fid *fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry);
-	set_cached_acl(dentry->d_inode, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, dacl);
-	set_cached_acl(dentry->d_inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, acl);
-	if (!IS_ERR(fid)) {
-		v9fs_set_acl(fid, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, dacl);
-		v9fs_set_acl(fid, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, acl);
-	}
+	set_cached_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, dacl);
+	set_cached_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, acl);
+	v9fs_set_acl(fid, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, dacl);
+	v9fs_set_acl(fid, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, acl);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/9p/acl.h b/fs/9p/acl.h
index cb7fc54..e4f7e88 100644
--- a/fs/9p/acl.h
+++ b/fs/9p/acl.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 extern int v9fs_get_acl(struct inode *, struct p9_fid *);
 extern struct posix_acl *v9fs_iop_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type);
 extern int v9fs_acl_chmod(struct inode *, struct p9_fid *);
-extern int v9fs_set_create_acl(struct dentry *,
+extern int v9fs_set_create_acl(struct inode *, struct p9_fid *,
 			       struct posix_acl *, struct posix_acl *);
 extern int v9fs_acl_mode(struct inode *dir, umode_t *modep,
 			 struct posix_acl **dpacl, struct posix_acl **pacl);
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-static inline int v9fs_set_create_acl(struct dentry *dentry,
+static inline int v9fs_set_create_acl(struct inode *inode,
+				      struct p9_fid *fid,
 				      struct posix_acl *dacl,
 				      struct posix_acl *acl)
 {
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
index dd63557..7c29558 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
@@ -325,14 +325,14 @@
 		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "inode creation failed %d\n", err);
 		goto error;
 	}
+	/* Now set the ACL based on the default value */
+	v9fs_set_create_acl(inode, fid, dacl, pacl);
+
 	err = v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error;
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 
-	/* Now set the ACL based on the default value */
-	v9fs_set_create_acl(dentry, dacl, pacl);
-
 	v9inode = V9FS_I(inode);
 	mutex_lock(&v9inode->v_mutex);
 	if (v9ses->cache && !v9inode->writeback_fid &&
@@ -430,17 +430,17 @@
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto error;
 
+	fid = p9_client_walk(dfid, 1, &name, 1);
+	if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(fid);
+		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_walk failed %d\n",
+			 err);
+		fid = NULL;
+		goto error;
+	}
+
 	/* instantiate inode and assign the unopened fid to the dentry */
 	if (v9ses->cache == CACHE_LOOSE || v9ses->cache == CACHE_FSCACHE) {
-		fid = p9_client_walk(dfid, 1, &name, 1);
-		if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
-			err = PTR_ERR(fid);
-			p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_walk failed %d\n",
-				 err);
-			fid = NULL;
-			goto error;
-		}
-
 		inode = v9fs_get_new_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, dir->i_sb);
 		if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(inode);
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@
 		err = v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto error;
+		v9fs_set_create_acl(inode, fid, dacl, pacl);
 		d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 		fid = NULL;
 	} else {
@@ -464,10 +465,9 @@
 			err = PTR_ERR(inode);
 			goto error;
 		}
+		v9fs_set_create_acl(inode, fid, dacl, pacl);
 		d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	}
-	/* Now set the ACL based on the default value */
-	v9fs_set_create_acl(dentry, dacl, pacl);
 	inc_nlink(dir);
 	v9fs_invalidate_inode_attr(dir);
 error:
@@ -876,17 +876,17 @@
 		goto error;
 
 	v9fs_invalidate_inode_attr(dir);
+	fid = p9_client_walk(dfid, 1, &name, 1);
+	if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(fid);
+		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_walk failed %d\n",
+			 err);
+		fid = NULL;
+		goto error;
+	}
+
 	/* instantiate inode and assign the unopened fid to the dentry */
 	if (v9ses->cache == CACHE_LOOSE || v9ses->cache == CACHE_FSCACHE) {
-		fid = p9_client_walk(dfid, 1, &name, 1);
-		if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
-			err = PTR_ERR(fid);
-			p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_walk failed %d\n",
-				 err);
-			fid = NULL;
-			goto error;
-		}
-
 		inode = v9fs_get_new_inode_from_fid(v9ses, fid, dir->i_sb);
 		if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(inode);
@@ -894,6 +894,7 @@
 				 err);
 			goto error;
 		}
+		v9fs_set_create_acl(inode, fid, dacl, pacl);
 		err = v9fs_fid_add(dentry, fid);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto error;
@@ -909,10 +910,9 @@
 			err = PTR_ERR(inode);
 			goto error;
 		}
+		v9fs_set_create_acl(inode, fid, dacl, pacl);
 		d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	}
-	/* Now set the ACL based on the default value */
-	v9fs_set_create_acl(dentry, dacl, pacl);
 error:
 	if (fid)
 		p9_client_clunk(fid);