diff --git a/entity.module b/entity.module
index 3e7a2de..81ad379 100644
--- a/entity.module
+++ b/entity.module
@@ -1367,7 +1367,10 @@ function _entity_info_add_metadata(&$entity_info) {
   // Set access callbacks.
   $entity_info['node']['access callback'] = 'entity_metadata_no_hook_node_access';
   $entity_info['user']['access callback'] = 'entity_metadata_user_access';
-  $entity_info['file']['access callback'] = 'entity_metadata_file_access';
+  // File entity has it's own entity_access function.
+  if (!module_exists('file_entity')) {
+    $entity_info['file']['access callback'] = 'entity_metadata_file_access';
+  }
 
   // CRUD function callbacks.
   $entity_info['node']['creation callback'] = 'entity_metadata_create_node';