diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 8cdd5b2dd09c2..1a097c1c2f774 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(uselib, const char __user *, library)
 	struct filename *tmp = getname(library);
 	int error = PTR_ERR(tmp);
 	static const struct open_flags uselib_flags = {
-		.open_flag = O_LARGEFILE | O_RDONLY | __FMODE_EXEC,
+		.open_flag = O_LARGEFILE | O_RDONLY,
 		.acc_mode = MAY_READ | MAY_EXEC,
 		.intent = LOOKUP_OPEN,
 		.lookup_flags = LOOKUP_FOLLOW,