diff --git a/src/bin/e_eapp_main.c b/src/bin/e_eapp_main.c
index 281bb953e..5b835ab85 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_eapp_main.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_eapp_main.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	exit(0);
      }
    eet_init();
-   ef = eet_open(file, EET_FILE_MODE_RW);
+   ef = eet_open(file, EET_FILE_MODE_READ_WRITE);
    if (!ef)
      {
 	printf("ERROR: cannot open file %s for READ/WRITE\n", file);