--- fbeaec762103a91eacd396f47a999244303954ee
+++ d8fe53a6f8df53a1e495cf2aeb390ce46238ac79
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #include "alloc.h"
 #include "dlmglue.h"
 #include "file.h"
+#include "inode.h"
+#include "journal.h"
 #include "ocfs2_fs.h"
 
 #include "xattr.h"
@@ -170,6 +172,60 @@ static struct posix_acl *ocfs2_get_acl(s
 }
 
 /*
+ * Helper function to set i_mode in memory and disk. Some call paths
+ * will not have di_bh or a journal handle to pass, in which case it
+ * will create it's own.
+ */
+static int ocfs2_acl_set_mode(struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head *di_bh,
+			      handle_t *handle, umode_t new_mode)
+{
+	int ret, commit_handle = 0;
+	struct ocfs2_dinode *di;
+
+	if (di_bh == NULL) {
+		ret = ocfs2_read_inode_block(inode, &di_bh);
+		if (ret) {
+			mlog_errno(ret);
+			goto out;
+		}
+	} else
+		get_bh(di_bh);
+
+	if (handle == NULL) {
+		handle = ocfs2_start_trans(OCFS2_SB(inode->i_sb),
+					   OCFS2_INODE_UPDATE_CREDITS);
+		if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(handle);
+			mlog_errno(ret);
+			goto out_brelse;
+		}
+
+		commit_handle = 1;
+	}
+
+	di = (struct ocfs2_dinode *)di_bh->b_data;
+	ret = ocfs2_journal_access_di(handle, INODE_CACHE(inode), di_bh,
+				      OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_WRITE);
+	if (ret) {
+		mlog_errno(ret);
+		goto out_commit;
+	}
+
+	inode->i_mode = new_mode;
+	di->i_mode = cpu_to_le16(inode->i_mode);
+
+	ocfs2_journal_dirty(handle, di_bh);
+
+out_commit:
+	if (commit_handle)
+		ocfs2_commit_trans(OCFS2_SB(inode->i_sb), handle);
+out_brelse:
+	brelse(di_bh);
+out:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
  * Set the access or default ACL of an inode.
  */
 static int ocfs2_set_acl(handle_t *handle,
@@ -197,9 +253,14 @@ static int ocfs2_set_acl(handle_t *handl
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return ret;
 			else {
-				inode->i_mode = mode;
 				if (ret == 0)
 					acl = NULL;
+
+				ret = ocfs2_acl_set_mode(inode, di_bh,
+							 handle, mode);
+				if (ret)
+					return ret;
+
 			}
 		}
 		break;
@@ -287,6 +348,7 @@ int ocfs2_init_acl(handle_t *handle,
 	struct ocfs2_super *osb = OCFS2_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	struct posix_acl *acl = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;
+	mode_t mode;
 
 	if (!S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode)) {
 		if (osb->s_mount_opt & OCFS2_MOUNT_POSIX_ACL) {
@@ -295,12 +357,17 @@ int ocfs2_init_acl(handle_t *handle,
 			if (IS_ERR(acl))
 				return PTR_ERR(acl);
 		}
-		if (!acl)
-			inode->i_mode &= ~current_umask();
+		if (!acl) {
+			mode = inode->i_mode & ~current_umask();
+			ret = ocfs2_acl_set_mode(inode, di_bh, handle, mode);
+			if (ret) {
+				mlog_errno(ret);
+				goto cleanup;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	if ((osb->s_mount_opt & OCFS2_MOUNT_POSIX_ACL) && acl) {
 		struct posix_acl *clone;
-		mode_t mode;
 
 		if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
 			ret = ocfs2_set_acl(handle, inode, di_bh,
@@ -317,7 +384,7 @@ int ocfs2_init_acl(handle_t *handle,
 		mode = inode->i_mode;
 		ret = posix_acl_create_masq(clone, &mode);
 		if (ret >= 0) {
-			inode->i_mode = mode;
+			ret = ocfs2_acl_set_mode(inode, di_bh, handle, mode);
 			if (ret > 0) {
 				ret = ocfs2_set_acl(handle, inode,
 						    di_bh, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS,