diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-core.c b/src/pipewire/impl-core.c
index 85d41e7bb..437f1e12b 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-core.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-core.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static int registry_destroy(void *object, uint32_t id)
 	if (!PW_PERM_IS_R(permissions))
 		goto error_no_id;
 
-	if (id == PW_ID_CORE || !PW_PERM_IS_X(permissions))
+	if (id == PW_ID_CORE || !PW_PERM_CHECK(permissions, PW_PERM_X|PW_PERM_W))
 		goto error_not_allowed;
 
 	pw_log_debug("global %p: destroy global id %d", global, id);
diff --git a/src/pipewire/permission.h b/src/pipewire/permission.h
index e0274ddcb..6469bac13 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/permission.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/permission.h
@@ -53,10 +53,11 @@ extern "C" {
 #define PW_PERM_RWX	(PW_PERM_R|PW_PERM_W|PW_PERM_X)
 #define PW_PERM_RWXM	(PW_PERM_RWX|PW_PERM_M)
 
-#define PW_PERM_IS_R(p) (((p)&PW_PERM_R) == PW_PERM_R)
-#define PW_PERM_IS_W(p) (((p)&PW_PERM_W) == PW_PERM_W)
-#define PW_PERM_IS_X(p) (((p)&PW_PERM_X) == PW_PERM_X)
-#define PW_PERM_IS_M(p) (((p)&PW_PERM_M) == PW_PERM_M)
+#define PW_PERM_CHECK(p,b) (((p)&(b)) == (b))
+#define PW_PERM_IS_R(p) PW_PERM_CHECK(p, PW_PERM_R)
+#define PW_PERM_IS_W(p) PW_PERM_CHECK(p, PW_PERM_W)
+#define PW_PERM_IS_X(p) PW_PERM_CHECK(p, PW_PERM_X)
+#define PW_PERM_IS_M(p) PW_PERM_CHECK(p, PW_PERM_M)
 
 #define PW_PERM_ALL	PW_PERM_RWXM
 #define PW_PERM_INVALID	(uint32_t)(0xffffffff)