diff --git a/selinux/chcon.c b/selinux/chcon.c
index f947c2c..d1e9047 100644
--- a/selinux/chcon.c
+++ b/selinux/chcon.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 		fname[fname_len] = '\0';
 
 		if (recursive_action(fname,
-					1<<option_mask32 & OPT_RECURSIVE,
+					option_mask32 & OPT_RECURSIVE,
 					change_filedir_context,
 					change_filedir_context,
 					NULL, 0) != TRUE)