diff --git a/security/smack/smackfs.c b/security/smack/smackfs.c
index 71e2b914363e..8e42800878f4 100644
--- a/security/smack/smackfs.c
+++ b/security/smack/smackfs.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ static ssize_t smk_write_load(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 		break;
 	case 'a':
 	case 'A':
-		rule.smk_access |= MAY_READ;
+		rule.smk_access |= MAY_APPEND;
 		break;
 	default:
 		goto out;