diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 2792e0ca01d4f03effa44a304e477da9b5e706c0..a29bb0f40ed5c1c22e3d33e2247b71fda8832394 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1604,10 +1604,6 @@ int may_open(struct nameidata *nd, int acc_mode, int flag)
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) && (flag & FMODE_WRITE))
 		return -EISDIR;
 
-	error = vfs_permission(nd, acc_mode);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-
 	/*
 	 * FIFO's, sockets and device files are special: they don't
 	 * actually live on the filesystem itself, and as such you
@@ -1622,6 +1618,10 @@ int may_open(struct nameidata *nd, int acc_mode, int flag)
 		flag &= ~O_TRUNC;
 	} else if (IS_RDONLY(inode) && (flag & FMODE_WRITE))
 		return -EROFS;
+
+	error = vfs_permission(nd, acc_mode);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
 	/*
 	 * An append-only file must be opened in append mode for writing.
 	 */