diff --git a/generator.c b/generator.c
index da6138a..7806447 100644
--- a/generator.c
+++ b/generator.c
@@ -1535,8 +1535,8 @@ static void recv_generator(char *fname, struct file_struct *file, int ndx,
 		 * permissions during the time we are putting files within them.
 		 * This is then fixed after the transfer is done. */
 #ifdef HAVE_CHMOD
-		if (!am_root && !(file->mode & S_IWUSR) && dir_tweaking) {
-			mode_t mode = file->mode | S_IWUSR;
+		if (!am_root && !((file->mode & S_IRWXU) == S_IRWXU) && dir_tweaking) {
+			mode_t mode = file->mode | S_IRWXU;
 			if (do_chmod(fname, mode) < 0) {
 				rsyserr(FERROR_XFER, errno,
 					"failed to modify permissions on %s",