diff --git a/winsup/utils/ChangeLog b/winsup/utils/ChangeLog
index 741fdb362..97323d0bf 100644
--- a/winsup/utils/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/utils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2014-09-03  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
+
+	* setfacl.c (getaclentry): Fix return value in case of a lone 'm' if
+	action is Delete.  Drop requirement for a trailing colon if action is
+	Delete.
+
 2014-08-31  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
 
 	* setfacl.c (usage): Drop outdated note that default ACEs are not
diff --git a/winsup/utils/setfacl.c b/winsup/utils/setfacl.c
index 56c83fee7..a3b2226c3 100644
--- a/winsup/utils/setfacl.c
+++ b/winsup/utils/setfacl.c
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ getaclentry (action_t action, char *c, aclent_t *ace)
     return FALSE;
   /* Skip to next field. */
   c = c2;
-  if (!*c && action != Delete)
-    return FALSE;
+  if (!*c)
+    return action == Delete && (ace->a_type & CLASS_OBJ);
   /* If this is a user or group entry, check if next char is a colon char.
      If so, skip it, otherwise it's the name of a user or group. */
   if (!(ace->a_type & (USER_OBJ | GROUP_OBJ)))
@@ -131,8 +131,6 @@ getaclentry (action_t action, char *c, aclent_t *ace)
 	*c2++ = '\0';
       else if (action != Delete)
 	return FALSE;
-      else if (!(ace->a_type & ACL_DEFAULT))
-	return FALSE;
       /* Fetch user/group id. */
       if (isdigit ((unsigned char) *c))
 	{