1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/appletlib.c b/libbb/appletlib.c
index 8c35450f8..beb1d6fcb 100644
--- a/libbb/appletlib.c
+++ b/libbb/appletlib.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ static void parse_config_file(void)
          || !S_ISREG(st.st_mode)                /* Not a regular file? */
          || (st.st_uid != 0)                    /* Not owned by root? */
          || (st.st_mode & (S_IWGRP | S_IWOTH))  /* Writable by non-root? */
-         || !(f = fopen(config_file, "r"))      /* Cannot open? */
+         || !(f = fopen_for_read(config_file))      /* Cannot open? */
         ) {
                 return;
         }