diff --git a/lib/libfile.c b/lib/libfile.c
index d22519b..83c6399 100644
--- a/lib/libfile.c
+++ b/lib/libfile.c
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@
 {
 	int fd, ret;
 
-	fd = open(filename, mode | O_RDONLY);
+	fd = open(filename, mode);
 	if (fd < 0) {
 		perror("open");
 		return fd;