diff --git a/fs/posix_acl.c b/fs/posix_acl.c
index d7bc81fc0840..420c689e1bec 100644
--- a/fs/posix_acl.c
+++ b/fs/posix_acl.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static struct posix_acl *__get_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 	 * Cache the result, but only if our sentinel is still in place.
 	 */
 	posix_acl_dup(acl);
-	if (unlikely(cmpxchg(p, sentinel, acl) != sentinel))
+	if (unlikely(!try_cmpxchg(p, &sentinel, acl)))
 		posix_acl_release(acl);
 	return acl;
 }