diff --git a/src/libs/fsdrv/lv_fs_posix.c b/src/libs/fsdrv/lv_fs_posix.c
index 8723b6afae..faaf1dc824 100644
--- a/src/libs/fsdrv/lv_fs_posix.c
+++ b/src/libs/fsdrv/lv_fs_posix.c
@@ -105,15 +105,15 @@ static void * fs_open(lv_fs_drv_t * drv, const char * path, lv_fs_mode_t mode)
     LV_UNUSED(drv);
 
     uint32_t flags = 0;
-    if(mode == LV_FS_MODE_WR) flags = O_WRONLY;
+    if(mode == LV_FS_MODE_WR) flags = O_WRONLY | O_CREAT;
     else if(mode == LV_FS_MODE_RD) flags = O_RDONLY;
-    else if(mode == (LV_FS_MODE_WR | LV_FS_MODE_RD)) flags = O_RDWR;
+    else if(mode == (LV_FS_MODE_WR | LV_FS_MODE_RD)) flags = O_RDWR | O_CREAT;
 
     /*Make the path relative to the current directory (the projects root folder)*/
     char buf[256];
     lv_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), LV_FS_POSIX_PATH "%s", path);
 
-    int f = open(buf, flags);
+    int f = open(buf, flags, 0666);
     if(f < 0) return NULL;
 
     return (void *)(lv_uintptr_t)f;