diff --git a/fs/smb/server/smbacl.c b/fs/smb/server/smbacl.c
index c24df86eb112..8c041e71cf15 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/smbacl.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/smbacl.c
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ int smb_check_perm_dacl(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, const struct path *path,
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FS_POSIX_ACL)) {
 		posix_acls = get_acl(d_inode(path->dentry), ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
-		if (posix_acls && !found) {
+		if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(posix_acls) && !found) {
 			unsigned int id = -1;
 
 			pa_entry = posix_acls->a_entries;
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ int smb_check_perm_dacl(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, const struct path *path,
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		if (posix_acls)
+		if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(posix_acls))
 			posix_acl_release(posix_acls);
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
index ebcd5a312f10..6d171f2757f1 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
@@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@ static struct xattr_smb_acl *ksmbd_vfs_make_xattr_posix_acl(struct user_namespac
 		return NULL;
 
 	posix_acls = get_acl(inode, acl_type);
-	if (!posix_acls)
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(posix_acls))
 		return NULL;
 
 	smb_acl = kzalloc(sizeof(struct xattr_smb_acl) +
@@ -1830,7 +1830,7 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_inherit_posix_acl(struct user_namespace *user_ns,
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	acls = get_acl(parent_inode, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT);
-	if (!acls)
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(acls))
 		return -ENOENT;
 	pace = acls->a_entries;