diff --git a/fs/9p/acl.c b/fs/9p/acl.c
index e9cb57f07546..ad734e3220cf 100644
--- a/fs/9p/acl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/acl.c
@@ -182,11 +182,11 @@ int v9fs_set_create_acl(struct dentry *dentry,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int v9fs_acl_mode(struct inode *dir, mode_t *modep,
+int v9fs_acl_mode(struct inode *dir, umode_t *modep,
 		  struct posix_acl **dpacl, struct posix_acl **pacl)
 {
 	int retval = 0;
-	mode_t mode = *modep;
+	umode_t mode = *modep;
 	struct posix_acl *acl = NULL;
 
 	if (!S_ISLNK(mode)) {
diff --git a/fs/9p/acl.h b/fs/9p/acl.h
index ddb7ae19d971..559556411965 100644
--- a/fs/9p/acl.h
+++ b/fs/9p/acl.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ extern struct posix_acl *v9fs_iop_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type);
 extern int v9fs_acl_chmod(struct dentry *);
 extern int v9fs_set_create_acl(struct dentry *,
 			       struct posix_acl **, struct posix_acl **);
-extern int v9fs_acl_mode(struct inode *dir, mode_t *modep,
+extern int v9fs_acl_mode(struct inode *dir, umode_t *modep,
 			 struct posix_acl **dpacl, struct posix_acl **pacl);
 #else
 #define v9fs_iop_get_acl NULL
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static inline int v9fs_set_create_acl(struct dentry *dentry,
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-static inline int v9fs_acl_mode(struct inode *dir, mode_t *modep,
+static inline int v9fs_acl_mode(struct inode *dir, umode_t *modep,
 				struct posix_acl **dpacl,
 				struct posix_acl **pacl)
 {
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
index 9a26dce5a99f..b6c8ed205192 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_create_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int omode,
 	int err = 0;
 	gid_t gid;
 	int flags;
-	mode_t mode;
+	umode_t mode;
 	char *name = NULL;
 	struct file *filp;
 	struct p9_qid qid;
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_mkdir_dotl(struct inode *dir,
 	struct p9_fid *fid = NULL, *dfid = NULL;
 	gid_t gid;
 	char *name;
-	mode_t mode;
+	umode_t mode;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct p9_qid qid;
 	struct dentry *dir_dentry;
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ v9fs_vfs_mknod_dotl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int omode,
 	int err;
 	gid_t gid;
 	char *name;
-	mode_t mode;
+	umode_t mode;
 	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
 	struct p9_fid *fid = NULL, *dfid = NULL;
 	struct inode *inode;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/acl.c b/fs/btrfs/acl.c
index 65a735d8f6e4..59086142c14d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/acl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/acl.c
@@ -222,19 +222,16 @@ int btrfs_init_acl(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	}
 
 	if (IS_POSIXACL(dir) && acl) {
-		mode_t mode = inode->i_mode;
-
 		if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
 			ret = btrfs_set_acl(trans, inode, acl,
 					    ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT);
 			if (ret)
 				goto failed;
 		}
-		ret = posix_acl_create(&acl, GFP_NOFS, &mode);
+		ret = posix_acl_create(&acl, GFP_NOFS, &inode->i_mode);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 
-		inode->i_mode = mode;
 		if (ret > 0) {
 			/* we need an acl */
 			ret = btrfs_set_acl(trans, inode, acl, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
diff --git a/fs/ext2/acl.c b/fs/ext2/acl.c
index 52c053763942..0ce740489ab1 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/acl.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/acl.c
@@ -253,16 +253,14 @@ ext2_init_acl(struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir)
 			inode->i_mode &= ~current_umask();
 	}
 	if (test_opt(inode->i_sb, POSIX_ACL) && acl) {
-		mode_t mode = inode->i_mode;
 		if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
 			error = ext2_set_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, acl);
 			if (error)
 				goto cleanup;
 		}
-		error = posix_acl_create(&acl, GFP_KERNEL, &mode);
+		error = posix_acl_create(&acl, GFP_KERNEL, &inode->i_mode);
 		if (error < 0)
 			return error;
-		inode->i_mode = mode;
 		if (error > 0) {
 			/* This is an extended ACL */
 			error = ext2_set_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, acl);
diff --git a/fs/ext3/acl.c b/fs/ext3/acl.c
index 6c29bf0df04a..74a3c6486f8f 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/acl.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/acl.c
@@ -261,19 +261,16 @@ ext3_init_acl(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir)
 			inode->i_mode &= ~current_umask();
 	}
 	if (test_opt(inode->i_sb, POSIX_ACL) && acl) {
-		mode_t mode = inode->i_mode;
-
 		if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
 			error = ext3_set_acl(handle, inode,
 					     ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, acl);
 			if (error)
 				goto cleanup;
 		}
-		error = posix_acl_create(&acl, GFP_NOFS, &mode);
+		error = posix_acl_create(&acl, GFP_NOFS, &inode->i_mode);
 		if (error < 0)
 			return error;
 
-		inode->i_mode = mode;
 		if (error > 0) {
 			/* This is an extended ACL */
 			error = ext3_set_acl(handle, inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, acl);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/acl.c b/fs/ext4/acl.c
index dca2d1ded931..74e469ccdf50 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/acl.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/acl.c
@@ -259,19 +259,16 @@ ext4_init_acl(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir)
 			inode->i_mode &= ~current_umask();
 	}
 	if (test_opt(inode->i_sb, POSIX_ACL) && acl) {
-		mode_t mode = inode->i_mode;
-
 		if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
 			error = ext4_set_acl(handle, inode,
 					     ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, acl);
 			if (error)
 				goto cleanup;
 		}
-		error = posix_acl_create(&acl, GFP_NOFS, &mode);
+		error = posix_acl_create(&acl, GFP_NOFS, &inode->i_mode);
 		if (error < 0)
 			return error;
 
-		inode->i_mode = mode;
 		if (error > 0) {
 			/* This is an extended ACL */
 			error = ext4_set_acl(handle, inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, acl);
diff --git a/fs/generic_acl.c b/fs/generic_acl.c
index d5e33a077a67..2dd434d6ff29 100644
--- a/fs/generic_acl.c
+++ b/fs/generic_acl.c
@@ -125,21 +125,20 @@ int
 generic_acl_init(struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir)
 {
 	struct posix_acl *acl = NULL;
-	mode_t mode = inode->i_mode;
 	int error;
 
-	inode->i_mode = mode & ~current_umask();
 	if (!S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode))
 		acl = get_cached_acl(dir, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT);
 	if (acl) {
 		if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
 			set_cached_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, acl);
-		error = posix_acl_create(&acl, GFP_KERNEL, &mode);
+		error = posix_acl_create(&acl, GFP_KERNEL, &inode->i_mode);
 		if (error < 0)
 			return error;
-		inode->i_mode = mode;
 		if (error > 0)
 			set_cached_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, acl);
+	} else {
+		inode->i_mode &= ~current_umask();
 	}
 	error = 0;
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/acl.c b/fs/gfs2/acl.c
index 884c9af0542f..0ac3c53f928f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/acl.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/acl.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ struct posix_acl *gfs2_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type)
 	return gfs2_acl_get(GFS2_I(inode), type);
 }
 
-static int gfs2_set_mode(struct inode *inode, mode_t mode)
+static int gfs2_set_mode(struct inode *inode, umode_t mode)
 {
 	int error = 0;
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ int gfs2_acl_create(struct gfs2_inode *dip, struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&dip->i_inode);
 	struct posix_acl *acl;
-	mode_t mode = inode->i_mode;
+	umode_t mode = inode->i_mode;
 	int error = 0;
 
 	if (!sdp->sd_args.ar_posix_acl)
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/acl.c b/fs/jffs2/acl.c
index 27c511a1cf05..6372a84728d7 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/acl.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/acl.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static int jffs2_set_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, struct posix_acl *acl)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int jffs2_init_acl_pre(struct inode *dir_i, struct inode *inode, mode_t *i_mode)
+int jffs2_init_acl_pre(struct inode *dir_i, struct inode *inode, umode_t *i_mode)
 {
 	struct posix_acl *acl;
 	int rc;
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/acl.h b/fs/jffs2/acl.h
index b3421c78d9f8..9b477246f2a6 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/acl.h
+++ b/fs/jffs2/acl.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ struct jffs2_acl_header {
 
 struct posix_acl *jffs2_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type);
 extern int jffs2_acl_chmod(struct inode *);
-extern int jffs2_init_acl_pre(struct inode *, struct inode *, mode_t *);
+extern int jffs2_init_acl_pre(struct inode *, struct inode *, umode_t *);
 extern int jffs2_init_acl_post(struct inode *);
 
 extern const struct xattr_handler jffs2_acl_access_xattr_handler;
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/fs.c b/fs/jffs2/fs.c
index b81b35ddf4e4..bbcb9755dd2b 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/fs.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/fs.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ int jffs2_remount_fs (struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 
 /* jffs2_new_inode: allocate a new inode and inocache, add it to the hash,
    fill in the raw_inode while you're at it. */
-struct inode *jffs2_new_inode (struct inode *dir_i, mode_t mode, struct jffs2_raw_inode *ri)
+struct inode *jffs2_new_inode (struct inode *dir_i, umode_t mode, struct jffs2_raw_inode *ri)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct super_block *sb = dir_i->i_sb;
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/os-linux.h b/fs/jffs2/os-linux.h
index 526979c607b6..6c1755c59c0f 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/os-linux.h
+++ b/fs/jffs2/os-linux.h
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ int jffs2_do_setattr (struct inode *, struct iattr *);
 struct inode *jffs2_iget(struct super_block *, unsigned long);
 void jffs2_evict_inode (struct inode *);
 void jffs2_dirty_inode(struct inode *inode, int flags);
-struct inode *jffs2_new_inode (struct inode *dir_i, mode_t mode,
+struct inode *jffs2_new_inode (struct inode *dir_i, umode_t mode,
 			       struct jffs2_raw_inode *ri);
 int jffs2_statfs (struct dentry *, struct kstatfs *);
 int jffs2_remount_fs (struct super_block *, int *, char *);
diff --git a/fs/jfs/acl.c b/fs/jfs/acl.c
index b3a32caf2b45..45559dc3ea2f 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/acl.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/acl.c
@@ -127,16 +127,14 @@ int jfs_init_acl(tid_t tid, struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir)
 		return PTR_ERR(acl);
 
 	if (acl) {
-		mode_t mode = inode->i_mode;
 		if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
 			rc = jfs_set_acl(tid, inode, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, acl);
 			if (rc)
 				goto cleanup;
 		}
-		rc = posix_acl_create(&acl, GFP_KERNEL, &mode);
+		rc = posix_acl_create(&acl, GFP_KERNEL, &inode->i_mode);
 		if (rc < 0)
 			goto cleanup; /* posix_acl_release(NULL) is no-op */
-		inode->i_mode = mode;
 		if (rc > 0)
 			rc = jfs_set_acl(tid, inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, acl);
 cleanup:
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c
index e49e73107e62..7ef23979896d 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ fail:
 }
 
 int nfs3_proc_set_default_acl(struct inode *dir, struct inode *inode,
-		mode_t mode)
+		umode_t mode)
 {
 	struct posix_acl *dfacl, *acl;
 	int error = 0;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
index 38053d823eb0..85f1690ca08c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ nfs3_proc_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *sattr,
 		 int flags, struct nfs_open_context *ctx)
 {
 	struct nfs3_createdata *data;
-	mode_t mode = sattr->ia_mode;
+	umode_t mode = sattr->ia_mode;
 	int status = -ENOMEM;
 
 	dprintk("NFS call  create %s\n", dentry->d_name.name);
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ static int
 nfs3_proc_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *sattr)
 {
 	struct nfs3_createdata *data;
-	int mode = sattr->ia_mode;
+	umode_t mode = sattr->ia_mode;
 	int status = -ENOMEM;
 
 	dprintk("NFS call  mkdir %s\n", dentry->d_name.name);
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ nfs3_proc_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *sattr,
 		dev_t rdev)
 {
 	struct nfs3_createdata *data;
-	mode_t mode = sattr->ia_mode;
+	umode_t mode = sattr->ia_mode;
 	int status = -ENOMEM;
 
 	dprintk("NFS call  mknod %s %u:%u\n", dentry->d_name.name,
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/acl.c b/fs/ocfs2/acl.c
index 783c58d9daf1..fbafc6e36e25 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/acl.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/acl.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ int ocfs2_init_acl(handle_t *handle,
 	struct ocfs2_super *osb = OCFS2_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	struct posix_acl *acl = NULL;
 	int ret = 0, ret2;
-	mode_t mode;
+	umode_t mode;
 
 	if (!S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode)) {
 		if (osb->s_mount_opt & OCFS2_MOUNT_POSIX_ACL) {
diff --git a/fs/posix_acl.c b/fs/posix_acl.c
index d43729a760e2..f0a017edee1e 100644
--- a/fs/posix_acl.c
+++ b/fs/posix_acl.c
@@ -279,11 +279,11 @@ check_perm:
  * system calls. All permissions that are not granted by the acl are removed.
  * The permissions in the acl are changed to reflect the mode_p parameter.
  */
-static int posix_acl_create_masq(struct posix_acl *acl, mode_t *mode_p)
+static int posix_acl_create_masq(struct posix_acl *acl, umode_t *mode_p)
 {
 	struct posix_acl_entry *pa, *pe;
 	struct posix_acl_entry *group_obj = NULL, *mask_obj = NULL;
-	mode_t mode = *mode_p;
+	umode_t mode = *mode_p;
 	int not_equiv = 0;
 
 	/* assert(atomic_read(acl->a_refcount) == 1); */
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static int posix_acl_chmod_masq(struct posix_acl *acl, mode_t mode)
 }
 
 int
-posix_acl_create(struct posix_acl **acl, gfp_t gfp, mode_t *mode_p)
+posix_acl_create(struct posix_acl **acl, gfp_t gfp, umode_t *mode_p)
 {
 	struct posix_acl *clone = posix_acl_clone(*acl, gfp);
 	int err = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c
index 7362cf4c946a..89ebc77e0e9a 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c
@@ -354,8 +354,6 @@ reiserfs_inherit_default_acl(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 		return PTR_ERR(acl);
 
 	if (acl) {
-		mode_t mode = inode->i_mode;
-
 		/* Copy the default ACL to the default ACL of a new directory */
 		if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
 			err = reiserfs_set_acl(th, inode, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT,
@@ -366,12 +364,10 @@ reiserfs_inherit_default_acl(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 
 		/* Now we reconcile the new ACL and the mode,
 		   potentially modifying both */
-		err = posix_acl_create(&acl, GFP_NOFS, &mode);
+		err = posix_acl_create(&acl, GFP_NOFS, &inode->i_mode);
 		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
 
-		inode->i_mode = mode;
-
 		/* If we need an ACL.. */
 		if (err > 0)
 			err = reiserfs_set_acl(th, inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, acl);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_acl.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_acl.c
index 44ce51656804..bb85500e0b88 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_acl.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_acl.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ xfs_set_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, struct posix_acl *acl)
 }
 
 static int
-xfs_set_mode(struct inode *inode, mode_t mode)
+xfs_set_mode(struct inode *inode, umode_t mode)
 {
 	int error = 0;
 
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ posix_acl_default_exists(struct inode *inode)
 int
 xfs_inherit_acl(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl)
 {
-	mode_t mode = inode->i_mode;
+	umode_t mode = inode->i_mode;
 	int error = 0, inherit = 0;
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
index 8b579beb6358..dda2ac8a5f7b 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
@@ -568,12 +568,12 @@ extern struct posix_acl *nfs3_proc_getacl(struct inode *inode, int type);
 extern int nfs3_proc_setacl(struct inode *inode, int type,
 			    struct posix_acl *acl);
 extern int nfs3_proc_set_default_acl(struct inode *dir, struct inode *inode,
-		mode_t mode);
+		umode_t mode);
 extern void nfs3_forget_cached_acls(struct inode *inode);
 #else
 static inline int nfs3_proc_set_default_acl(struct inode *dir,
 					    struct inode *inode,
-					    mode_t mode)
+					    umode_t mode)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/posix_acl.h b/include/linux/posix_acl.h
index 9a53b99818e2..bd8d0050d725 100644
--- a/include/linux/posix_acl.h
+++ b/include/linux/posix_acl.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ extern int posix_acl_valid(const struct posix_acl *);
 extern int posix_acl_permission(struct inode *, const struct posix_acl *, int);
 extern struct posix_acl *posix_acl_from_mode(mode_t, gfp_t);
 extern int posix_acl_equiv_mode(const struct posix_acl *, mode_t *);
-extern int posix_acl_create(struct posix_acl **, gfp_t, mode_t *);
+extern int posix_acl_create(struct posix_acl **, gfp_t, umode_t *);
 extern int posix_acl_chmod(struct posix_acl **, gfp_t, mode_t);
 
 extern struct posix_acl *get_posix_acl(struct inode *, int);