diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c b/drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c
index 3f1133230a1a..e4530ac6d5d4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ static int ashmem_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 			ret = PTR_ERR(vmfile);
 			goto out;
 		}
+		vmfile->f_mode |= FMODE_LSEEK;
 		asma->file = vmfile;
 	}
 	get_file(asma->file);