- /* We consider only the owner x bit to be relevant for "mode changes" */
- if (0100 & (ntohl(ce->ce_mode) ^ st->st_mode))
+ /* We consider only the owner x bit to be relevant for
+ * "mode changes"
+ */
+ if (trust_executable_bit &&
+ (0100 & (ntohl(ce->ce_mode) ^ st->st_mode)))