diff --git a/libjava/ChangeLog b/libjava/ChangeLog
index 817f677a04d..c3639bd79c9 100644
--- a/libjava/ChangeLog
+++ b/libjava/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-03-21  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
+
+	* java/io/natFileDescriptorPosix.cc (open): Add O_CREAT in
+	read/write case.  Fixes PR libgcj/2338.
+
 2001-03-20  Warren Levy  <warrenl@redhat.com>
 
 	* java/util/TimeZone.java: Sync up with Classpath.  Includes new
diff --git a/libjava/java/io/natFileDescriptorPosix.cc b/libjava/java/io/natFileDescriptorPosix.cc
index 059eeb96564..0b80c6435c2 100644
--- a/libjava/java/io/natFileDescriptorPosix.cc
+++ b/libjava/java/io/natFileDescriptorPosix.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // natFileDescriptor.cc - Native part of FileDescriptor class.
 
-/* Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000  Free Software Foundation
+/* Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001  Free Software Foundation
 
    This file is part of libgcj.
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ java::io::FileDescriptor::open (jstring path, jint jflags)
   JvAssert ((jflags & READ) || (jflags & WRITE));
   int mode = 0666;
   if ((jflags & READ) && (jflags & WRITE))
-    flags |= O_RDWR;
+    flags |= O_RDWR | O_CREAT;
   else if ((jflags & READ))
     flags |= O_RDONLY;
   else