diff --git a/fs/btrfs/acl.c b/fs/btrfs/acl.c
index cb518a4..6ae2c8c 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/acl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/acl.c
@@ -187,18 +187,21 @@
 
 int btrfs_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask, unsigned int flags)
 {
-	struct posix_acl *acl;
 	int error = -EAGAIN;
 
-	if (flags & IPERM_FLAG_RCU)
-		return -ECHILD;
+	if (flags & IPERM_FLAG_RCU) {
+		if (!negative_cached_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS))
+			error = -ECHILD;
 
-	acl = btrfs_get_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
-	if (IS_ERR(acl))
-		return PTR_ERR(acl);
-	if (acl) {
-		error = posix_acl_permission(inode, acl, mask);
-		posix_acl_release(acl);
+	} else {
+		struct posix_acl *acl;
+		acl = btrfs_get_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
+		if (IS_ERR(acl))
+			return PTR_ERR(acl);
+		if (acl) {
+			error = posix_acl_permission(inode, acl, mask);
+			posix_acl_release(acl);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return error;