diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 8c3580610eec721d34bccd391d0cdf0f10d28626..929f535fb225944e11f76c0587f58e1c540f5b49 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -445,13 +445,7 @@ static int exec_permission_lite(struct inode *inode)
 	if (mode & MAY_EXEC)
 		goto ok;
 
-	if ((inode->i_mode & S_IXUGO) && capable(CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE))
-		goto ok;
-
-	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) && capable(CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE))
-		goto ok;
-
-	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) && capable(CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH))
+	if (capable(CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE) || capable(CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH))
 		goto ok;
 
 	return -EACCES;