diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 88d366e55793fba5beb255fc6acbcddc2eaf40f6..b0be893ad44d52bd0f062a1747199330c4d6940d 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static int smack_ptrace_access_check(struct task_struct *ctp, unsigned int mode)
 	smk_ad_init(&ad, __func__, LSM_AUDIT_DATA_TASK);
 	smk_ad_setfield_u_tsk(&ad, ctp);
 
-	rc = smk_curacc(skp->smk_known, MAY_READWRITE, &ad);
+	rc = smk_curacc(skp->smk_known, mode, &ad);
 	return rc;
 }