diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/fault.c b/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
index e3a617224868..a4f8c45c4e8e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ asmlinkage void do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long write,
 		if (!(vma->vm_flags & VM_WRITE))
 			goto bad_area;
 	} else {
-		if (!(vma->vm_flags & (VM_READ | VM_EXEC)))
+		if (!(vma->vm_flags & (VM_READ | VM_WRITE | VM_EXEC)))
 			goto bad_area;
 	}