diff --git a/server/file.c b/server/file.c
index fcfd572c2b17afea3de55fe91777e62ee8f94da9..07dab39ff1c8ea7bf99d334901ef376209f1fc8a 100644
--- a/server/file.c
+++ b/server/file.c
@@ -505,15 +505,15 @@ mode_t sd_to_mode( const struct security_descriptor *sd, const SID *owner )
                     {
                         denied_mode |= (mode << 6) | (mode << 3) | mode; /* all */
                     }
-                    else if (security_equal_sid( sid, owner ))
-                    {
-                        denied_mode |= (mode << 6);  /* user only */
-                    }
                     else if ((security_equal_sid( user, owner ) &&
                               token_sid_present( current->process->token, sid, TRUE )))
                     {
                         denied_mode |= (mode << 6) | (mode << 3);  /* user + group */
                     }
+                    else if (security_equal_sid( sid, owner ))
+                    {
+                        denied_mode |= (mode << 6);  /* user only */
+                    }
                     break;
                 case ACCESS_ALLOWED_ACE_TYPE:
                     aa_ace = (const ACCESS_ALLOWED_ACE *)ace;
@@ -523,15 +523,15 @@ mode_t sd_to_mode( const struct security_descriptor *sd, const SID *owner )
                     {
                         new_mode |= (mode << 6) | (mode << 3) | mode;  /* all */
                     }
-                    else if (security_equal_sid( sid, owner ))
-                    {
-                        new_mode |= (mode << 6);  /* user only */
-                    }
                     else if ((security_equal_sid( user, owner ) &&
                               token_sid_present( current->process->token, sid, FALSE )))
                     {
                         new_mode |= (mode << 6) | (mode << 3);  /* user + group */
                     }
+                    else if (security_equal_sid( sid, owner ))
+                    {
+                        new_mode |= (mode << 6);  /* user only */
+                    }
                     break;
             }
         }