diff --git a/posix/unix.c b/posix/unix.c
index 5e19ac366..8873ece09 100644
--- a/posix/unix.c
+++ b/posix/unix.c
@@ -959,7 +959,10 @@ int unix_getfl(unsigned socket)
 	if ((s = unixsock_get(socket)) == NULL)
 		return -ENOTSOCK;
 
-	flags = s->nonblock ? O_NONBLOCK : 0;
+	flags = O_RDWR;
+	if (s->nonblock) {
+		flags |= O_NONBLOCK;
+	}
 
 	unixsock_put(s);
 	return flags;