1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/editors/patch.c b/editors/patch.c
index 764f0f183..66a9474fe 100644
--- a/editors/patch.c
+++ b/editors/patch.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ int patch_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                                                         xmkpath(name, -1);
                                                         *s = '/';
                                                 }
-                                                TT.filein = xopen3(name, O_CREAT|O_EXCL|O_RDWR, 0666);
+                                                TT.filein = xopen(name, O_CREAT|O_EXCL|O_RDWR);
                                         } else {
                                                 printf("patching file %s\n", name);
                                                 TT.filein = xopen(name, O_RDONLY);