diff --git a/fs/orangefs/acl.c b/fs/orangefs/acl.c
index 605e5a3506ec..0e2db840c217 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/acl.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/acl.c
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ struct posix_acl *orangefs_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, bool rcu)
 	return acl;
 }
 
-static int __orangefs_set_acl(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl,
-			      int type)
+int __orangefs_set_acl(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl, int type)
 {
 	int error = 0;
 	void *value = NULL;
@@ -153,46 +152,7 @@ int orangefs_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
 	rc = __orangefs_set_acl(inode, acl, type);
 
 	if (!rc && (iattr.ia_valid == ATTR_MODE))
-		rc = __orangefs_setattr(inode, &iattr);
+		rc = __orangefs_setattr_mode(inode, &iattr);
 
 	return rc;
 }
-
-int orangefs_init_acl(struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir)
-{
-	struct posix_acl *default_acl, *acl;
-	umode_t mode = inode->i_mode;
-	struct iattr iattr;
-	int error = 0;
-
-	error = posix_acl_create(dir, &mode, &default_acl, &acl);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-
-	if (default_acl) {
-		error = __orangefs_set_acl(inode, default_acl,
-					   ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT);
-		posix_acl_release(default_acl);
-	} else {
-		inode->i_default_acl = NULL;
-	}
-
-	if (acl) {
-		if (!error)
-			error = __orangefs_set_acl(inode, acl, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
-		posix_acl_release(acl);
-	} else {
-		inode->i_acl = NULL;
-	}
-
-	/* If mode of the inode was changed, then do a forcible ->setattr */
-	if (mode != inode->i_mode) {
-		memset(&iattr, 0, sizeof iattr);
-		inode->i_mode = mode;
-		iattr.ia_mode = mode;
-		iattr.ia_valid |= ATTR_MODE;
-		__orangefs_setattr(inode, &iattr);
-	}
-
-	return error;
-}
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/inode.c b/fs/orangefs/inode.c
index 7a8c0c6e698d..35788cde6d24 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/inode.c
@@ -828,15 +828,22 @@ int __orangefs_setattr(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *iattr)
 	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 
-	if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE)
-		/* change mod on a file that has ACLs */
-		ret = posix_acl_chmod(&init_user_ns, inode, inode->i_mode);
-
 	ret = 0;
 out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int __orangefs_setattr_mode(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *iattr)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = __orangefs_setattr(inode, iattr);
+	/* change mode on a file that has ACLs */
+	if (!ret && (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE))
+		ret = posix_acl_chmod(&init_user_ns, inode, inode->i_mode);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * Change attributes of an object referenced by dentry.
  */
@@ -849,7 +856,7 @@ int orangefs_setattr(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
 	ret = setattr_prepare(&init_user_ns, dentry, iattr);
 	if (ret)
 	        goto out;
-	ret = __orangefs_setattr(d_inode(dentry), iattr);
+	ret = __orangefs_setattr_mode(d_inode(dentry), iattr);
 	sync_inode_metadata(d_inode(dentry), 1);
 out:
 	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_INODE_DEBUG, "orangefs_setattr: returning %d\n",
@@ -1097,8 +1104,9 @@ struct inode *orangefs_iget(struct super_block *sb,
  * Allocate an inode for a newly created file and insert it into the inode hash.
  */
 struct inode *orangefs_new_inode(struct super_block *sb, struct inode *dir,
-		int mode, dev_t dev, struct orangefs_object_kref *ref)
+		umode_t mode, dev_t dev, struct orangefs_object_kref *ref)
 {
+	struct posix_acl *acl = NULL, *default_acl = NULL;
 	unsigned long hash = orangefs_handle_hash(ref);
 	struct inode *inode;
 	int error;
@@ -1115,16 +1123,33 @@ struct inode *orangefs_new_inode(struct super_block *sb, struct inode *dir,
 	if (!inode)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
+	error = posix_acl_create(dir, &mode, &default_acl, &acl);
+	if (error)
+		goto out_iput;
+
 	orangefs_set_inode(inode, ref);
 	inode->i_ino = hash;	/* needed for stat etc */
 
-	error = orangefs_inode_getattr(inode, ORANGEFS_GETATTR_NEW);
+	error = __orangefs_inode_getattr(inode, mode, ORANGEFS_GETATTR_NEW);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_iput;
 
 	orangefs_init_iops(inode);
 	inode->i_rdev = dev;
 
+	if (default_acl) {
+		error = __orangefs_set_acl(inode, default_acl,
+					   ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT);
+		if (error)
+			goto out_iput;
+	}
+
+	if (acl) {
+		error = __orangefs_set_acl(inode, acl, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
+		if (error)
+			goto out_iput;
+	}
+
 	error = insert_inode_locked4(inode, hash, orangefs_test_inode, ref);
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto out_iput;
@@ -1132,10 +1157,13 @@ struct inode *orangefs_new_inode(struct super_block *sb, struct inode *dir,
 	gossip_debug(GOSSIP_INODE_DEBUG,
 		     "Initializing ACL's for inode %pU\n",
 		     get_khandle_from_ino(inode));
-	orangefs_init_acl(inode, dir);
+	posix_acl_release(acl);
+	posix_acl_release(default_acl);
 	return inode;
 
 out_iput:
 	iput(inode);
+	posix_acl_release(acl);
+	posix_acl_release(default_acl);
 	return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
index b5940ec1836a..3298b15684b7 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
+++ b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ enum orangefs_vfs_op_states {
 #define ORANGEFS_CACHE_CREATE_FLAGS 0
 #endif
 
-extern int orangefs_init_acl(struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir);
 extern const struct xattr_handler *orangefs_xattr_handlers[];
 
 extern struct posix_acl *orangefs_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, bool rcu);
 extern int orangefs_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 			    struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl,
 			    int type);
+int __orangefs_set_acl(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl, int type);
 
 /*
  * orangefs data structures
@@ -356,11 +356,12 @@ void fsid_key_table_finalize(void);
 vm_fault_t orangefs_page_mkwrite(struct vm_fault *);
 struct inode *orangefs_new_inode(struct super_block *sb,
 			      struct inode *dir,
-			      int mode,
+			      umode_t mode,
 			      dev_t dev,
 			      struct orangefs_object_kref *ref);
 
 int __orangefs_setattr(struct inode *, struct iattr *);
+int __orangefs_setattr_mode(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *iattr);
 int orangefs_setattr(struct user_namespace *, struct dentry *, struct iattr *);
 
 int orangefs_getattr(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, const struct path *path,
@@ -422,6 +423,7 @@ int orangefs_inode_setxattr(struct inode *inode,
 #define ORANGEFS_GETATTR_SIZE 2
 
 int orangefs_inode_getattr(struct inode *, int);
+int __orangefs_inode_getattr(struct inode *inode, umode_t mode, int flags);
 
 int orangefs_inode_check_changed(struct inode *inode);
 
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-utils.c b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-utils.c
index 46b7dcff18ac..2351a62a7b37 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-utils.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-utils.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static int orangefs_inode_is_stale(struct inode *inode,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int orangefs_inode_getattr(struct inode *inode, int flags)
+int __orangefs_inode_getattr(struct inode *inode, umode_t mode, int flags)
 {
 	struct orangefs_inode_s *orangefs_inode = ORANGEFS_I(inode);
 	struct orangefs_kernel_op_s *new_op;
@@ -368,8 +368,9 @@ int orangefs_inode_getattr(struct inode *inode, int flags)
 	inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec = 0;
 
 	/* special case: mark the root inode as sticky */
-	inode->i_mode = type | (is_root_handle(inode) ? S_ISVTX : 0) |
-	    orangefs_inode_perms(&new_op->downcall.resp.getattr.attributes);
+	inode->i_mode = type | (is_root_handle(inode) ? S_ISVTX : 0) | mode |
+	    orangefs_inode_perms(&new_op->downcall.resp.getattr.attributes) |
+	    mode;
 
 	orangefs_inode->getattr_time = jiffies +
 	    orangefs_getattr_timeout_msecs*HZ/1000;
@@ -381,6 +382,11 @@ int orangefs_inode_getattr(struct inode *inode, int flags)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int orangefs_inode_getattr(struct inode *inode, int flags)
+{
+	return __orangefs_inode_getattr(inode, 0, flags);
+}
+
 int orangefs_inode_check_changed(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct orangefs_inode_s *orangefs_inode = ORANGEFS_I(inode);
