diff --git a/src/cmds/ntux_cmd_chmod.c b/src/cmds/ntux_cmd_chmod.c
index 773c8ea..a0fec1d 100644
--- a/src/cmds/ntux_cmd_chmod.c
+++ b/src/cmds/ntux_cmd_chmod.c
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ int ntux_cmd_chmod(const struct ntux_driver_ctx * dctx, const char * dunit)
 
 				if (srcace->header.ace_flags & exacefilter) {
 					ntux_memcpy(dstace,srcace,srcace->header.ace_size);
-					dstace->header.ace_flags = NT_ACE_INHERITED;
+					dstace->header.ace_flags = NT_ACE_INHERITED | ace_flags;
 
 					aceaddr += srcace->header.ace_size;
 					dstace   = (struct ntux_ace_any *)aceaddr;