1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/editors/patch.c b/editors/patch.c
index d5f6df275..e8482a7a9 100644
--- a/editors/patch.c
+++ b/editors/patch.c
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ int patch_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                 } else {
                         backup_filename = xasprintf("%s.orig", new_filename);
                         xrename(new_filename, backup_filename);
-                        src_stream = xfopen(backup_filename, "r");
+                        src_stream = xfopen_for_read(backup_filename);
                 }
-                dst_stream = xfopen(new_filename, "w");
+                dst_stream = xfopen_for_write(new_filename);
                 fchmod(fileno(dst_stream), saved_stat.st_mode);
 
                 printf("patching file %s\n", new_filename);