diff --git a/fs/f2fs/acl.c b/fs/f2fs/acl.c
index a28571528f24..e93e4ec7d165 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/acl.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/acl.c
@@ -203,6 +203,12 @@ static int __f2fs_set_acl(struct inode *inode, int type,
 	size_t size = 0;
 	int error;
 
+	if (acl) {
+		error = posix_acl_valid(acl);
+		if (error < 0)
+			return error;
+	}
+
 	switch (type) {
 	case ACL_TYPE_ACCESS:
 		name_index = F2FS_XATTR_INDEX_POSIX_ACL_ACCESS;