diff --git a/lib/libc/db/db/db.c b/lib/libc/db/db/db.c
index 7f18a8d16111..3cfd0a9081a2 100644
--- a/lib/libc/db/db/db.c
+++ b/lib/libc/db/db/db.c
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ dbopen(const char *fname, int flags, int mode, DBTYPE type, const void *openinfo
 
 #define	DB_FLAGS	(DB_LOCK | DB_SHMEM | DB_TXN)
 #define	USE_OPEN_FLAGS							\
-	(O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_EXLOCK | O_NONBLOCK | O_RDONLY |		\
-	 O_RDWR | O_SHLOCK | O_TRUNC)
+	(O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_EXLOCK | O_NOFOLLOW | O_NONBLOCK | 	\
+	 O_RDONLY | O_RDWR | O_SHLOCK | O_SYNC | O_TRUNC)
 
 	if ((flags & ~(USE_OPEN_FLAGS | DB_FLAGS)) == 0)
 		switch (type) {