diff --git a/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_attrs.c b/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_attrs.c
index 330d84dbce..1c80de4654 100644
--- a/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_attrs.c
+++ b/src/afs/VNOPS/afs_vnop_attrs.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ afs_getattr(OSI_VC_DECL(avc), struct vattr *attrs, afs_ucred_t *acred)
 #endif
     {
 	if (!(code = afs_InitReq(&treq, acred))) {
-	    if (vType(avc) != VDIR && vType(avc) != VLNK
+	    if (vType(avc) != VDIR && vType(avc) != VLNK &&
 	        !afs_AccessOK(avc, PRSFS_READ, &treq, DONT_CHECK_MODE_BITS)) {
 
 		code = EACCES;