diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index 946cfdd3b2cc..e7af1ac69d75 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -1118,7 +1118,8 @@ static int map_lookup_and_delete_elem(union bpf_attr *attr)
 	map = __bpf_map_get(f);
 	if (IS_ERR(map))
 		return PTR_ERR(map);
-	if (!(map_get_sys_perms(map, f) & FMODE_CAN_WRITE)) {
+	if (!(map_get_sys_perms(map, f) & FMODE_CAN_READ) ||
+	    !(map_get_sys_perms(map, f) & FMODE_CAN_WRITE)) {
 		err = -EPERM;
 		goto err_put;
 	}