diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c
index 5bba29a07812..7f159d2a429a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ xfs_swapext(
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) || (file->f_flags & O_APPEND)) {
+	if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) ||
+	    !(file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) ||
+	    (file->f_flags & O_APPEND)) {
 		error = XFS_ERROR(EBADF);
 		goto out_put_file;
 	}
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ xfs_swapext(
 	}
 
 	if (!(tmp_file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) ||
+	    !(tmp_file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) ||
 	    (tmp_file->f_flags & O_APPEND)) {
 		error = XFS_ERROR(EBADF);
 		goto out_put_tmp_file;