1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/bootloader_message/bootloader_message.cpp b/bootloader_message/bootloader_message.cpp
index 62d8c6785..e0c95d223 100644
--- a/bootloader_message/bootloader_message.cpp
+++ b/bootloader_message/bootloader_message.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static bool read_misc_partition(void* p, size_t size, size_t offset, std::string
   if (!wait_for_device(misc_blk_device, err)) {
     return false;
   }
-  android::base::unique_fd fd(open(misc_blk_device.c_str(), O_WRONLY | O_SYNC));
+  android::base::unique_fd fd(open(misc_blk_device.c_str(), O_RDONLY));
   if (fd.get() == -1) {
     *err = android::base::StringPrintf("failed to open %s: %s", misc_blk_device.c_str(),
                                        strerror(errno));
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ static bool write_misc_partition(const void* p, size_t size, size_t offset, std:
                                        strerror(errno));
     return false;
   }
+
   // TODO: O_SYNC and fsync duplicates each other?
   if (fsync(fd.get()) == -1) {
     *err = android::base::StringPrintf("failed to fsync %s: %s", misc_blk_device.c_str(),