diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index e1a26c6..583c2b3 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -2236,7 +2236,7 @@ static int nfs4_opendata_access(struct rpc_cred *cred,
 				int openflags)
 {
 	struct nfs_access_entry cache;
-	u32 mask;
+	u32 mask, flags;
 
 	/* access call failed or for some reason the server doesn't
 	 * support any access modes -- defer access call until later */
@@ -2250,16 +2250,20 @@ static int nfs4_opendata_access(struct rpc_cred *cred,
 	 */
 	if (openflags & __FMODE_EXEC) {
 		/* ONLY check for exec rights */
-		mask = MAY_EXEC;
+		if (S_ISDIR(state->inode->i_mode))
+			mask = NFS4_ACCESS_LOOKUP;
+		else
+			mask = NFS4_ACCESS_EXECUTE;
 	} else if ((fmode & FMODE_READ) && !opendata->file_created)
-		mask = MAY_READ;
+		mask = NFS4_ACCESS_READ;
 
 	cache.cred = cred;
 	cache.jiffies = jiffies;
 	nfs_access_set_mask(&cache, opendata->o_res.access_result);
 	nfs_access_add_cache(state->inode, &cache);
 
-	if ((mask & ~cache.mask & (MAY_READ | MAY_EXEC)) == 0)
+	flags = NFS4_ACCESS_READ | NFS4_ACCESS_EXECUTE | NFS4_ACCESS_LOOKUP;
+	if ((mask & ~cache.mask & flags) == 0)
 		return 0;
 
 	return -EACCES;