diff --git a/libselinux/src/avc.c b/libselinux/src/avc.c
index 7493e4b24df2d144b96f022cdf1c46db29c07b47..6b98a5de3c366020a932708f77a466d7923be0b9 100644
--- a/libselinux/src/avc.c
+++ b/libselinux/src/avc.c
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ int avc_has_perm_noaudit(security_id_t ssid,
 	if (!requested || denied) {
 		if (!avc_enforcing ||
 		    (ae->avd.flags & SELINUX_AVD_FLAGS_PERMISSIVE))
-			ae->avd.allowed |= requested;
+			ae->avd.allowed;
 		else {
 			errno = EACCES;
 			rc = -1;