diff --git a/core/path/filepath/match.odin b/core/path/filepath/match.odin
index 00a9c9fb0..c932f202a 100644
--- a/core/path/filepath/match.odin
+++ b/core/path/filepath/match.odin
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ _glob :: proc(dir, pattern: string, matches: ^[dynamic]string, allocator := cont
 	}
 
 
-	d, derr := os.open(dir)
+	d, derr := os.open(dir, os.O_RDONLY)
 	if derr != 0 {
 		return
 	}