diff --git a/fs/cifs/xattr.c b/fs/cifs/xattr.c
index 549afa1..9a41bee 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/xattr.c
@@ -161,18 +161,20 @@
 			strlen(POSIX_ACL_XATTR_ACCESS));
 		if (temp == 0) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX
-			rc = CIFSSMBSetPosixACL(xid, pTcon,full_path,ea_value,
-				(const int)value_size, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS,
-				cifs_sb->local_nls);
+			if(sb->s_flags & MS_POSIXACL)
+				rc = CIFSSMBSetPosixACL(xid, pTcon,full_path,
+					ea_value, (const int)value_size, 
+					ACL_TYPE_ACCESS,cifs_sb->local_nls);
 			cFYI(1,("set POSIX ACL rc %d",rc));
 #else
 			cFYI(1,("set POSIX ACL not supported"));
 #endif
 		} else if(strncmp(ea_name,POSIX_ACL_XATTR_DEFAULT,strlen(POSIX_ACL_XATTR_DEFAULT)) == 0) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX
-			rc = CIFSSMBSetPosixACL(xid, pTcon,full_path,ea_value,
-				(const int)value_size, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT,
-				cifs_sb->local_nls);
+			if(sb->s_flags & MS_POSIXACL)
+				rc = CIFSSMBSetPosixACL(xid, pTcon,full_path,
+					ea_value, (const int)value_size, 
+					ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, cifs_sb->local_nls);
 			cFYI(1,("set POSIX default ACL rc %d",rc));
 #else
 			cFYI(1,("set default POSIX ACL not supported"));
@@ -248,7 +250,8 @@
 			buf_size, cifs_sb->local_nls);
 	} else if(strncmp(ea_name,POSIX_ACL_XATTR_ACCESS,strlen(POSIX_ACL_XATTR_ACCESS)) == 0) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX
-		rc = CIFSSMBGetPosixACL(xid, pTcon, full_path,
+		if(sb->s_flags & MS_POSIXACL)
+			rc = CIFSSMBGetPosixACL(xid, pTcon, full_path,
 				ea_value, buf_size, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, 
 				cifs_sb->local_nls);
 #else 
@@ -256,7 +259,8 @@
 #endif /* CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX */
 	} else if(strncmp(ea_name,POSIX_ACL_XATTR_DEFAULT,strlen(POSIX_ACL_XATTR_DEFAULT)) == 0) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX
-		rc = CIFSSMBGetPosixACL(xid, pTcon, full_path,
+		if(sb->s_flags & MS_POSIXACL)
+			rc = CIFSSMBGetPosixACL(xid, pTcon, full_path,
 				ea_value, buf_size, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, 
 				cifs_sb->local_nls);
 #else