diff --git a/fs/9p/acl.c b/fs/9p/acl.c
index ad54f8ce0804..8fb88e440602 100644
--- a/fs/9p/acl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/acl.c
@@ -357,124 +357,3 @@ int v9fs_acl_mode(struct inode *dir, umode_t *modep,
 	*modep  = mode;
 	return 0;
 }
-
-static int v9fs_xattr_get_acl(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
-			      struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
-			      const char *name, void *buffer, size_t size)
-{
-	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
-	struct posix_acl *acl;
-	int error;
-
-	v9ses = v9fs_dentry2v9ses(dentry);
-	/*
-	 * We allow set/get/list of acl when access=client is not specified
-	 */
-	if ((v9ses->flags & V9FS_ACCESS_MASK) != V9FS_ACCESS_CLIENT)
-		return v9fs_xattr_get(dentry, handler->name, buffer, size);
-
-	acl = v9fs_get_cached_acl(inode, handler->flags);
-	if (IS_ERR(acl))
-		return PTR_ERR(acl);
-	if (acl == NULL)
-		return -ENODATA;
-	error = posix_acl_to_xattr(&init_user_ns, acl, buffer, size);
-	posix_acl_release(acl);
-
-	return error;
-}
-
-static int v9fs_xattr_set_acl(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
-			      struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
-			      struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
-			      const char *name, const void *value,
-			      size_t size, int flags)
-{
-	int retval;
-	struct posix_acl *acl;
-	struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses;
-
-	v9ses = v9fs_dentry2v9ses(dentry);
-	/*
-	 * set the attribute on the remote. Without even looking at the
-	 * xattr value. We leave it to the server to validate
-	 */
-	if ((v9ses->flags & V9FS_ACCESS_MASK) != V9FS_ACCESS_CLIENT)
-		return v9fs_xattr_set(dentry, handler->name, value, size,
-				      flags);
-
-	if (S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode))
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	if (!inode_owner_or_capable(&init_user_ns, inode))
-		return -EPERM;
-	if (value) {
-		/* update the cached acl value */
-		acl = posix_acl_from_xattr(&init_user_ns, value, size);
-		if (IS_ERR(acl))
-			return PTR_ERR(acl);
-		else if (acl) {
-			retval = posix_acl_valid(inode->i_sb->s_user_ns, acl);
-			if (retval)
-				goto err_out;
-		}
-	} else
-		acl = NULL;
-
-	switch (handler->flags) {
-	case ACL_TYPE_ACCESS:
-		if (acl) {
-			struct iattr iattr = { 0 };
-			struct posix_acl *old_acl = acl;
-
-			retval = posix_acl_update_mode(&init_user_ns, inode,
-						       &iattr.ia_mode, &acl);
-			if (retval)
-				goto err_out;
-			if (!acl) {
-				/*
-				 * ACL can be represented
-				 * by the mode bits. So don't
-				 * update ACL.
-				 */
-				posix_acl_release(old_acl);
-				value = NULL;
-				size = 0;
-			}
-			iattr.ia_valid = ATTR_MODE;
-			/* FIXME should we update ctime ?
-			 * What is the following setxattr update the
-			 * mode ?
-			 */
-			v9fs_vfs_setattr_dotl(&init_user_ns, dentry, &iattr);
-		}
-		break;
-	case ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT:
-		if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
-			retval = acl ? -EINVAL : 0;
-			goto err_out;
-		}
-		break;
-	default:
-		BUG();
-	}
-	retval = v9fs_xattr_set(dentry, handler->name, value, size, flags);
-	if (!retval)
-		set_cached_acl(inode, handler->flags, acl);
-err_out:
-	posix_acl_release(acl);
-	return retval;
-}
-
-const struct xattr_handler v9fs_xattr_acl_access_handler = {
-	.name	= XATTR_NAME_POSIX_ACL_ACCESS,
-	.flags	= ACL_TYPE_ACCESS,
-	.get	= v9fs_xattr_get_acl,
-	.set	= v9fs_xattr_set_acl,
-};
-
-const struct xattr_handler v9fs_xattr_acl_default_handler = {
-	.name	= XATTR_NAME_POSIX_ACL_DEFAULT,
-	.flags	= ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT,
-	.get	= v9fs_xattr_get_acl,
-	.set	= v9fs_xattr_set_acl,
-};
diff --git a/fs/9p/xattr.c b/fs/9p/xattr.c
index 1f9298a4bd42..ae6a93871338 100644
--- a/fs/9p/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/9p/xattr.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/uio.h>
+#include <linux/posix_acl_xattr.h>
 #include <net/9p/9p.h>
 #include <net/9p/client.h>
 
@@ -182,9 +183,9 @@ static struct xattr_handler v9fs_xattr_security_handler = {
 const struct xattr_handler *v9fs_xattr_handlers[] = {
 	&v9fs_xattr_user_handler,
 	&v9fs_xattr_trusted_handler,
-#ifdef CONFIG_9P_FS_POSIX_ACL
-	&v9fs_xattr_acl_access_handler,
-	&v9fs_xattr_acl_default_handler,
+#ifdef CONFIG_FS_POSIX_ACL
+	&posix_acl_access_xattr_handler,
+	&posix_acl_default_xattr_handler,
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_9P_FS_SECURITY
 	&v9fs_xattr_security_handler,
diff --git a/fs/9p/xattr.h b/fs/9p/xattr.h
index 3e11fc3331eb..b5636e544c8a 100644
--- a/fs/9p/xattr.h
+++ b/fs/9p/xattr.h
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 #include <net/9p/client.h>
 
 extern const struct xattr_handler *v9fs_xattr_handlers[];
-extern const struct xattr_handler v9fs_xattr_acl_access_handler;
-extern const struct xattr_handler v9fs_xattr_acl_default_handler;
 
 ssize_t v9fs_fid_xattr_get(struct p9_fid *fid, const char *name,
 			   void *buffer, size_t buffer_size);
