diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c
index 7cbf0682b2f0..fc95c4df6693 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static int nfsacld_proc_setacl(struct svc_rqst * rqstp,
 	dprintk("nfsd: SETACL(2acl)   %s\n", SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh));
 
 	fh = fh_copy(&resp->fh, &argp->fh);
-	nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, &resp->fh, 0, MAY_NOP);
+	nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, &resp->fh, 0, MAY_SATTR);
 
 	if (!nfserr) {
 		nfserr = nfserrno( nfsd_set_posix_acl(
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c
index 64ba40572fea..16e10c170aed 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static int nfsd3_proc_setacl(struct svc_rqst * rqstp,
 	int nfserr = 0;
 
 	fh = fh_copy(&resp->fh, &argp->fh);
-	nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, &resp->fh, 0, MAY_NOP);
+	nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, &resp->fh, 0, MAY_SATTR);
 
 	if (!nfserr) {
 		nfserr = nfserrno( nfsd_set_posix_acl(