diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_acl.c b/sys/kern/vfs_acl.c
index a0d6fe1f463..fb1fc27867d 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_acl.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_acl.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ acl_copyin(const void *user_acl, struct acl *kernel_acl, acl_type_t type)
 		error = copyin(user_acl, &old, sizeof(old));
 		if (error != 0)
 			break;
-		acl_copy_oldacl_into_acl(&old, kernel_acl);
+		error = acl_copy_oldacl_into_acl(&old, kernel_acl);
 		break;
 
 	default: