1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/findutils/find.c b/findutils/find.c
index ced8922e7..f72cad7d1 100644
--- a/findutils/find.c
+++ b/findutils/find.c
@@ -1261,7 +1261,8 @@ static action*** parse_params(char **argv)
                         ap->perm_char = arg1[0];
                         arg1 = (arg1[0] == '/' ? arg1+1 : plus_minus_num(arg1));
                         /*ap->perm_mask = 0; - ALLOC_ACTION did it */
-                        if (!bb_parse_mode(arg1, &ap->perm_mask))
+                        ap->perm_mask = bb_parse_mode(arg1, ap->perm_mask);
+                        if (ap->perm_mask == (mode_t)-1)
                                 bb_error_msg_and_die("invalid mode '%s'", arg1);
                 }
 #endif