1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/chmod_chown_chgrp.c b/chmod_chown_chgrp.c
index 27c02fe54..cac09e71d 100644
--- a/chmod_chown_chgrp.c
+++ b/chmod_chown_chgrp.c
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ int chmod_chown_chgrp_main(int argc, char **argv)
     struct passwd *pwd;
     int recursiveFlag=FALSE;
     char *groupName;
-    mode_t andWithMode= S_ISVTX|S_ISUID|S_ISGID|S_IRWXU|S_IRWXG|S_IRWXO;
 
     whichApp = (strcmp(*argv, "chown")==0)? CHOWN_APP : (strcmp(*argv, "chmod")==0)? CHMOD_APP : CHGRP_APP; 
 
@@ -100,6 +99,7 @@ int chmod_chown_chgrp_main(int argc, char **argv)
     
     if ( whichApp == CHMOD_APP ) {
         /* Find the specified modes */
+        mode &= S_ISVTX|S_ISUID|S_ISGID|S_IRWXU|S_IRWXG|S_IRWXO;
         if ( parse_mode(*argv, &mode) == FALSE ) {
             fprintf(stderr, "%s: Unknown mode: %s\n", invocationName, *argv);
             exit( FALSE);