diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index f3e5f8944d17..ed53ce876259 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -1766,7 +1766,7 @@ int should_remove_suid(struct dentry *dentry)
 	if (unlikely((mode & S_ISGID) && (mode & S_IXGRP)))
 		kill |= ATTR_KILL_SGID;
 
-	if (unlikely(kill && !capable(CAP_FSETID)))
+	if (unlikely(kill && !capable(CAP_FSETID) && S_ISREG(mode)))
 		return kill;
 
 	return 0;