diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
index 0513b2b255ac..a2fb4759a884 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_write(struct ksmbd_work *work, struct ksmbd_file *fp,
 	int err = 0;
 
 	if (work->conn->connection_type) {
-		if (!(fp->daccess & FILE_WRITE_DATA_LE)) {
+		if (!(fp->daccess & (FILE_WRITE_DATA_LE | FILE_APPEND_DATA_LE))) {
 			pr_err("no right to write(%pD)\n", fp->filp);
 			err = -EACCES;
 			goto out;