diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/pledge.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/pledge.cpp
index b03a0115986..ae9e7d2d714 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/pledge.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/pledge.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ KResultOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$pledge(Userspace<const Syscall::SC_pledge_params
         u32 new_promises = 0;
         if (!parse_pledge(promises, new_promises))
             return EINVAL;
-        if (m_promises && (!new_promises || new_promises & ~m_promises))
+        if (m_has_promises && (new_promises & ~m_promises))
             return EPERM;
 
         m_has_promises = true;
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ KResultOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$pledge(Userspace<const Syscall::SC_pledge_params
         u32 new_execpromises = 0;
         if (!parse_pledge(execpromises, new_execpromises))
             return EINVAL;
-        if (m_execpromises && (!new_execpromises || new_execpromises & ~m_execpromises))
+        if (m_has_execpromises && (new_execpromises & ~m_execpromises))
             return EPERM;
         m_has_execpromises = true;
         m_execpromises = new_execpromises;