diff -pruN xdvik-22.84.14.orig/texk/xdvik/util.c xdvik-22.84.14/texk/xdvik/util.c
--- xdvik-22.84.14.orig/texk/xdvik/util.c	2009-09-02 21:30:39.812675433 +0200
+++ xdvik-22.84.14/texk/xdvik/util.c	2008-05-03 21:45:10.000000000 +0200
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ try_open_mode(const char *fname, int fla
     int fd = open(fname, flags, mode);
     if (fd < 0 && (errno == EMFILE || errno == ENFILE)) {
 	close_a_file();
-	fd = open(fname, flags);
+	fd = open(fname, flags, mode);
     }
     return fd;
 }