diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c
index 12b2b9bc07bfe3da346fc34bae0f92f4928f77c2..f1f32ad4f42ca11bb4e9ce2621a7b066eb2dd18a 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ static __be32 nfsacld_proc_getacl(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 fail:
 	posix_acl_release(resp->acl_access);
 	posix_acl_release(resp->acl_default);
+	resp->acl_access = NULL;
+	resp->acl_default = NULL;
 	goto out;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c
index 73adca47d37398961347f602996399275e3c025e..d7af28f445044ebe84122db82021f46692d38de9 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ static __be32 nfsd3_proc_getacl(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 fail:
 	posix_acl_release(resp->acl_access);
 	posix_acl_release(resp->acl_default);
+	resp->acl_access = NULL;
+	resp->acl_default = NULL;
 	goto out;
 }