diff --git a/source3/smbd/reply.c b/source3/smbd/reply.c
index 2cef4d01a01..ace0d71dbbe 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/reply.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/reply.c
@@ -1539,8 +1539,8 @@ void reply_setatr(struct smb_request *req)
 		else
 			mode &= ~FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY;
 
-		status = check_access(conn, NULL, smb_fname,
-					FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES);
+		status = smbd_check_access_rights(
+			conn, smb_fname, false, FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES);
 		if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
 			reply_nterror(req, status);
 			goto out;