diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
index be963a133aaafa9f2e7856d730ba0d79a988c76d..64f4af3651a1b36a7ed7c01c054d70b2fee90642 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
@@ -222,8 +222,7 @@ nfsd4_list_rec_dir(struct dentry *dir, recdir_func *f)
 
 	nfs4_save_user(&uid, &gid);
 
-	filp = dentry_open(dget(dir), mntget(rec_dir.mnt),
-			O_RDWR);
+	filp = dentry_open(dget(dir), mntget(rec_dir.mnt), O_RDONLY);
 	status = PTR_ERR(filp);
 	if (IS_ERR(filp))
 		goto out;