diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 97a009e007f9..3085a2faab2d 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -6059,6 +6059,8 @@ static ssize_t nfs4_proc_get_acl(struct inode *inode, void *buf, size_t buflen,
 	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(inode);
 	int ret;
 
+	if (unlikely(NFS_FH(inode)->size == 0))
+		return -ENODATA;
 	if (!nfs4_server_supports_acls(server, type))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	ret = nfs_revalidate_inode(inode, NFS_INO_INVALID_CHANGE);
@@ -6133,6 +6135,9 @@ static int nfs4_proc_set_acl(struct inode *inode, const void *buf,
 {
 	struct nfs4_exception exception = { };
 	int err;
+
+	if (unlikely(NFS_FH(inode)->size == 0))
+		return -ENODATA;
 	do {
 		err = __nfs4_proc_set_acl(inode, buf, buflen, type);
 		trace_nfs4_set_acl(inode, err);