@@ -3072,7 +3072,12 @@ get_smb2_acl_by_path(struct cifs_sb_info
oparms.tcon = tcon;
oparms.desired_access = READ_CONTROL;
oparms.disposition = FILE_OPEN;
- oparms.create_options = cifs_create_options(cifs_sb, 0);
+ /*
+ * When querying an ACL, even if the file is a symlink we want to open
+ * the source not the target, and so the protocol requires that the
+ * client specify this flag when opening a reparse point
+ */
+ oparms.create_options = cifs_create_options(cifs_sb, 0) | OPEN_REPARSE_POINT;
oparms.fid = &fid;
oparms.reconnect = false;