diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index ab46301da4ae..32ee753de980 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -2906,8 +2906,8 @@ nfsd_permission(struct svc_cred *cred, struct svc_export *exp,
 
 	/* Allow read access to binaries even when mode 111 */
 	if (err == -EACCES && S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) &&
-	     (acc == (NFSD_MAY_READ | NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE) ||
-	      acc == (NFSD_MAY_READ | NFSD_MAY_READ_IF_EXEC)))
+	     (((acc & NFSD_MAY_MASK) == NFSD_MAY_READ) &&
+	      (acc & (NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE | NFSD_MAY_READ_IF_EXEC))))
 		err = inode_permission(&nop_mnt_idmap, inode, MAY_EXEC);
 
 	return err? nfserrno(err) : 0;