diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c
index a020e65..6a5bbc0 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c
@@ -308,7 +308,9 @@
 	nfs_begin_data_update(inode);
 	status = rpc_call(server->client_acl, ACLPROC3_SETACL,
 			  &args, &fattr, 0);
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 	NFS_I(inode)->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ACCESS;
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	nfs_end_data_update(inode);
 	dprintk("NFS reply setacl: %d\n", status);