diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index baffc08..f53a5b9 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@
 	if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
 		goto out_putf;
 
-	error = permission(inode, MAY_EXEC, NULL);
+	error = file_permission(file, MAY_EXEC);
 	if (!error)
 		set_fs_pwd(current->fs, mnt, dentry);
 out_putf: