diff --git a/Lib/CGIHTTPServer.py b/Lib/CGIHTTPServer.py
index bcb2ef4..837f7c2 100644
--- a/Lib/CGIHTTPServer.py
+++ b/Lib/CGIHTTPServer.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
 	st = os.stat(path)
     except os.error:
 	return 0
-    return 1
+    return st[0] & 0111 != 0
 
 
 def test(HandlerClass = CGIHTTPRequestHandler,