diff --git a/harbour/contrib/hbmysql/mysql.c b/harbour/contrib/hbmysql/mysql.c
index 6b5a4a070a..1f259e2bb9 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/hbmysql/mysql.c
+++ b/harbour/contrib/hbmysql/mysql.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ HB_FUNC( DATATOSQL )
 static char * filetoBuff( char * fname, int * size )
 {
    char * buffer = NULL;
-   int handle = hb_fsOpen( ( BYTE * ) fname, 2 );
+   int handle = hb_fsOpen( ( BYTE * ) fname, FO_READWRITE );
 
    if( handle != FS_ERROR )
    {