diff --git a/fs/posix_acl.c b/fs/posix_acl.c
index 0855f77..3de7c22 100644
--- a/fs/posix_acl.c
+++ b/fs/posix_acl.c
@@ -787,6 +787,28 @@
 	return error;
 }
 
+int
+set_posix_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, struct posix_acl *acl)
+{
+	if (!IS_POSIXACL(inode))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	if (!inode->i_op->set_acl)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	if (type == ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT && !S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
+		return acl ? -EACCES : 0;
+	if (!inode_owner_or_capable(inode))
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	if (acl) {
+		int ret = posix_acl_valid(acl);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+	return inode->i_op->set_acl(inode, acl, type);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_posix_acl);
+
 static int
 posix_acl_xattr_set(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
 		const void *value, size_t size, int flags, int type)
@@ -795,30 +817,12 @@
 	struct posix_acl *acl = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!IS_POSIXACL(inode))
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	if (!inode->i_op->set_acl)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	if (type == ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT && !S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
-		return value ? -EACCES : 0;
-	if (!inode_owner_or_capable(inode))
-		return -EPERM;
-
 	if (value) {
 		acl = posix_acl_from_xattr(&init_user_ns, value, size);
 		if (IS_ERR(acl))
 			return PTR_ERR(acl);
-
-		if (acl) {
-			ret = posix_acl_valid(acl);
-			if (ret)
-				goto out;
-		}
 	}
-
-	ret = inode->i_op->set_acl(inode, acl, type);
-out:
+	ret = set_posix_acl(inode, type, acl);
 	posix_acl_release(acl);
 	return ret;
 }