diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c b/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c
index c9226952228b..2e4c7cfba0c3 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_syscalls.c
@@ -4436,7 +4436,7 @@ fhopen(td, uap)
 	}
 	if (fmode & FREAD)
 		accmode |= VREAD;
-	if (fmode & O_APPEND)
+	if ((fmode & O_APPEND) && (fmode & FWRITE))
 		accmode |= VAPPEND;
 #ifdef MAC
 	error = mac_vnode_check_open(td->td_ucred, vp, accmode);
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c b/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
index 03e8d938bac5..d0b713cb3108 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ restart:
 		accmode |= VREAD;
 	if (fmode & FEXEC)
 		accmode |= VEXEC;
-	if (fmode & O_APPEND)
+	if ((fmode & O_APPEND) && (fmode & FWRITE))
 		accmode |= VAPPEND;
 #ifdef MAC
 	error = mac_vnode_check_open(cred, vp, accmode);