1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/io.c b/io.c
index 2063c2a9..af15aa02 100644
--- a/io.c
+++ b/io.c
@@ -1502,6 +1502,15 @@ devopen(const char *name, const char *mode)
 strictopen:
 	if (openfd == INVALID_HANDLE)
 		openfd = open(name, flag, 0666);
+#ifdef __EMX__
+	if (openfd == INVALID_HANDLE && errno == EACCES) {
+		/* on OS/2 directory access via open() is not permitted */
+		struct stat buf;
+
+		if (stat(name, &buf) == 0 && S_ISDIR(buf.st_mode))
+		errno = EISDIR;
+	}
+#endif
 	if (openfd != INVALID_HANDLE) {
 		if (os_isdir(openfd)) {
 			(void) close(openfd);	/* don't leak fds */