diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c
index 35d6e672a279..f559c9e1efc8 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c
@@ -452,7 +452,9 @@ int reiserfs_acl_chmod(struct inode *inode)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
 	acl = reiserfs_get_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
+	reiserfs_write_lock(inode->i_sb);
 	if (!acl)
 		return 0;
 	if (IS_ERR(acl))