diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
index adfb18e19992..36d630319a27 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
@@ -173,12 +173,12 @@ xfs_generic_create(
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_XFS_POSIX_ACL
 	if (default_acl) {
-		error = xfs_set_acl(inode, default_acl, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT);
+		error = -xfs_set_acl(inode, default_acl, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_cleanup_inode;
 	}
 	if (acl) {
-		error = xfs_set_acl(inode, acl, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
+		error = -xfs_set_acl(inode, acl, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_cleanup_inode;
 	}