diff --git a/fs/vfs/fs_open.c b/fs/vfs/fs_open.c
index fe36e6d7e34..a8f1f469104 100644
--- a/fs/vfs/fs_open.c
+++ b/fs/vfs/fs_open.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static int file_vopen(FAR struct file *filep, FAR const char *path,
       ret = -ENXIO;
     }
 
-  if (ret == -EISDIR)
+  if (ret == -EISDIR && ((oflags & O_WRONLY) == 0))
     {
       ret = dir_allocate(filep, desc.relpath);
     }