diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/kthread.c b/fs/ecryptfs/kthread.c
index 69f994a7d524..0dbe58a8b172 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/kthread.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/kthread.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ int ecryptfs_privileged_open(struct file **lower_file,
 	(*lower_file) = dentry_open(lower_dentry, lower_mnt, flags, cred);
 	if (!IS_ERR(*lower_file))
 		goto out;
-	if (flags & O_RDONLY) {
+	if ((flags & O_ACCMODE) == O_RDONLY) {
 		rc = PTR_ERR((*lower_file));
 		goto out;
 	}