diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/nilfs.h b/fs/nilfs2/nilfs.h
index 8699bdc9e391..cca30f0f965c 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/nilfs.h
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/nilfs.h
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ static inline int nilfs_acl_chmod(struct inode *inode)
 
 static inline int nilfs_init_acl(struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir)
 {
+	if (S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode))
+		return 0;
+
 	inode->i_mode &= ~current_umask();
 	return 0;
 }