diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
index 0d3838dd59c1..b8e8d80e984c 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ nfsd_acl_init_request(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 
 	ret->mismatch.lovers = NFSD_ACL_NRVERS;
 	for (i = NFSD_ACL_MINVERS; i < NFSD_ACL_NRVERS; i++) {
-		if (nfsd_support_acl_version(rqstp->rq_vers) &&
+		if (nfsd_support_acl_version(i) &&
 		    nfsd_vers(nn, i, NFSD_TEST)) {
 			ret->mismatch.lovers = i;
 			break;
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ nfsd_acl_init_request(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 		return rpc_prog_unavail;
 	ret->mismatch.hivers = NFSD_ACL_MINVERS;
 	for (i = NFSD_ACL_NRVERS - 1; i >= NFSD_ACL_MINVERS; i--) {
-		if (nfsd_support_acl_version(rqstp->rq_vers) &&
+		if (nfsd_support_acl_version(i) &&
 		    nfsd_vers(nn, i, NFSD_TEST)) {
 			ret->mismatch.hivers = i;
 			break;