diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/xattr.c b/fs/ntfs3/xattr.c
index afd0ddad826ff..480e737436f9e 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs3/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs3/xattr.c
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ struct posix_acl *ntfs_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, bool rcu)
 
 static noinline int ntfs_set_acl_ex(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 				    struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl,
-				    int type)
+				    int type, bool init_acl)
 {
 	const char *name;
 	size_t size, name_len;
@@ -554,8 +554,9 @@ static noinline int ntfs_set_acl_ex(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case ACL_TYPE_ACCESS:
-		if (acl) {
-			umode_t mode = inode->i_mode;
+		/* Do not change i_mode if we are in init_acl */
+		if (acl && !init_acl) {
+			umode_t mode;
 
 			err = posix_acl_update_mode(mnt_userns, inode, &mode,
 						    &acl);
@@ -616,7 +617,7 @@ static noinline int ntfs_set_acl_ex(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 int ntfs_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
 		 struct posix_acl *acl, int type)
 {
-	return ntfs_set_acl_ex(mnt_userns, inode, acl, type);
+	return ntfs_set_acl_ex(mnt_userns, inode, acl, type, false);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -636,7 +637,7 @@ int ntfs_init_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
 
 	if (default_acl) {
 		err = ntfs_set_acl_ex(mnt_userns, inode, default_acl,
-				      ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT);
+				      ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, true);
 		posix_acl_release(default_acl);
 	} else {
 		inode->i_default_acl = NULL;
@@ -647,7 +648,7 @@ int ntfs_init_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
 	else {
 		if (!err)
 			err = ntfs_set_acl_ex(mnt_userns, inode, acl,
-					      ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
+					      ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, true);
 		posix_acl_release(acl);
 	}