diff --git a/fs/ext3/acl.c b/fs/ext3/acl.c
index 01552abbca3c..8a11fe212183 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/acl.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/acl.c
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ ext3_set_acl(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode, int type,
 					return error;
 				else {
 					inode->i_mode = mode;
+					inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
 					ext3_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode);
 					if (error == 0)
 						acl = NULL;