diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index c679ba653e1d..03ff7db2a2ca 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -1686,35 +1686,6 @@ static inline u32 file_mask_to_av(int mode, int mask)
 	return av;
 }
 
-/*
- * Convert a file mask to an access vector and include the correct open
- * open permission.
- */
-static inline u32 open_file_mask_to_av(int mode, int mask)
-{
-	u32 av = file_mask_to_av(mode, mask);
-
-	if (selinux_policycap_openperm) {
-		/*
-		 * lnk files and socks do not really have an 'open'
-		 */
-		if (S_ISREG(mode))
-			av |= FILE__OPEN;
-		else if (S_ISCHR(mode))
-			av |= CHR_FILE__OPEN;
-		else if (S_ISBLK(mode))
-			av |= BLK_FILE__OPEN;
-		else if (S_ISFIFO(mode))
-			av |= FIFO_FILE__OPEN;
-		else if (S_ISDIR(mode))
-			av |= DIR__OPEN;
-		else
-			printk(KERN_ERR "SELinux: WARNING: inside %s with "
-				"unknown mode:%x\n", __func__, mode);
-	}
-	return av;
-}
-
 /* Convert a Linux file to an access vector. */
 static inline u32 file_to_av(struct file *file)
 {
@@ -1738,6 +1709,36 @@ static inline u32 file_to_av(struct file *file)
 	return av;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Convert a file to an access vector and include the correct open
+ * open permission.
+ */
+static inline u32 open_file_to_av(struct file *file)
+{
+	u32 av = file_to_av(file);
+
+	if (selinux_policycap_openperm) {
+		mode_t mode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_mode;
+		/*
+		 * lnk files and socks do not really have an 'open'
+		 */
+		if (S_ISREG(mode))
+			av |= FILE__OPEN;
+		else if (S_ISCHR(mode))
+			av |= CHR_FILE__OPEN;
+		else if (S_ISBLK(mode))
+			av |= BLK_FILE__OPEN;
+		else if (S_ISFIFO(mode))
+			av |= FIFO_FILE__OPEN;
+		else if (S_ISDIR(mode))
+			av |= DIR__OPEN;
+		else
+			printk(KERN_ERR "SELinux: WARNING: inside %s with "
+				"unknown mode:%o\n", __func__, mode);
+	}
+	return av;
+}
+
 /* Hook functions begin here. */
 
 static int selinux_ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *child,
@@ -2654,7 +2655,7 @@ static int selinux_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 	}
 
 	return inode_has_perm(current, inode,
-			       open_file_mask_to_av(inode->i_mode, mask), NULL);
+			      file_mask_to_av(inode->i_mode, mask), NULL);
 }
 
 static int selinux_inode_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
@@ -3170,7 +3171,7 @@ static int selinux_dentry_open(struct file *file)
 	 * new inode label or new policy.
 	 * This check is not redundant - do not remove.
 	 */
-	return inode_has_perm(current, inode, file_to_av(file), NULL);
+	return inode_has_perm(current, inode, open_file_to_av(file), NULL);
 }
 
 /* task security operations */