diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index f7f2330..a26649a 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -2331,7 +2331,7 @@ shmem_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 	pgoff_t index = pos >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 
 	/* i_mutex is held by caller */
-	if (unlikely(info->seals)) {
+	if (unlikely(info->seals & (F_SEAL_WRITE | F_SEAL_GROW))) {
 		if (info->seals & F_SEAL_WRITE)
 			return -EPERM;
 		if ((info->seals & F_SEAL_GROW) && pos + len > inode->i_size)