diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index 3f3185f..e3fed92 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -3427,6 +3427,7 @@
 	__u16 rc = 0;
 	struct cifs_posix_acl *cifs_acl = (struct cifs_posix_acl *)parm_data;
 	struct posix_acl_xattr_header *local_acl = (void *)pACL;
+	struct posix_acl_xattr_entry *ace = (void *)(local_acl + 1);
 	int count;
 	int i;
 
@@ -3453,8 +3454,7 @@
 		return 0;
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-		rc = convert_ace_to_cifs_ace(&cifs_acl->ace_array[i],
-			(struct posix_acl_xattr_entry *)(local_acl + 1));
+		rc = convert_ace_to_cifs_ace(&cifs_acl->ace_array[i], &ace[i]);
 		if (rc != 0) {
 			/* ACE not converted */
 			break;