diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c
index 1247f544a440..ccc4da54cc93 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ static void nfs3_prepare_get_acl(struct posix_acl **p)
 {
 	struct posix_acl *sentinel = uncached_acl_sentinel(current);
 
-	if (cmpxchg(p, ACL_NOT_CACHED, sentinel) != ACL_NOT_CACHED) {
-		/* Not the first reader or sentinel already in place. */
-	}
+	/* If the ACL isn't being read yet, set our sentinel. */
+	cmpxchg(p, ACL_NOT_CACHED, sentinel);
 }
 
 static void nfs3_complete_get_acl(struct posix_acl **p, struct posix_acl *acl)