diff --git a/docs/CREDITS.txt b/docs/CREDITS.txt
index b961e72..aa5d023 100644
--- a/docs/CREDITS.txt
+++ b/docs/CREDITS.txt
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ SLB archiver:
 Bug fixes:
     Dmitry Marakasov
 
+Bug fixes:
+    Andreas Karlsson
+
 Other stuff:
     Your name here! Patches go to icculus@icculus.org ...
 
diff --git a/src/platform_posix.c b/src/platform_posix.c
index 71f8ba0..018ae76 100644
--- a/src/platform_posix.c
+++ b/src/platform_posix.c
@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@ PHYSFS_sint64 __PHYSFS_platformFileLength(void *opaque)
 int __PHYSFS_platformFlush(void *opaque)
 {
     const int fd = *((int *) opaque);
-    BAIL_IF_MACRO(fsync(fd) == -1, errcodeFromErrno(), 0);
+    if ((fcntl(fd, F_GETFL) & O_ACCMODE) != O_RDONLY)
+        BAIL_IF_MACRO(fsync(fd) == -1, errcodeFromErrno(), 0);
     return 1;
 } /* __PHYSFS_platformFlush */