diff --git a/userspace/libraries/LibC/dirent.cpp b/userspace/libraries/LibC/dirent.cpp
index fe705e66bb..d3c4329987 100644
--- a/userspace/libraries/LibC/dirent.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libraries/LibC/dirent.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ DIR* fdopendir(int fd)
 
 DIR* opendir(const char* dirname)
 {
-	int fd = open(dirname, O_RDONLY | O_DIRECTORY);
+	int fd = open(dirname, O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd == -1)
 		return nullptr;
 	return fdopendir(fd);