diff --git a/drivers/unix/file_access_unix.cpp b/drivers/unix/file_access_unix.cpp
index 7f855268522..2f91eee90ed 100644
--- a/drivers/unix/file_access_unix.cpp
+++ b/drivers/unix/file_access_unix.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Error FileAccessUnix::_open(const String& p_path, int p_mode_flags) {
 	else if (p_mode_flags==WRITE)
 		mode_string="wb";
 	else if (p_mode_flags==READ_WRITE)
-		mode_string="wb+";
+		mode_string="rb+";
 	else
 		return ERR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
 
diff --git a/drivers/windows/file_access_windows.cpp b/drivers/windows/file_access_windows.cpp
index a6073cbb297..50e2b1d9e6f 100644
--- a/drivers/windows/file_access_windows.cpp
+++ b/drivers/windows/file_access_windows.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Error FileAccessWindows::_open(const String& p_filename, int p_mode_flags) {
 	else if (p_mode_flags==WRITE)
 		mode_string=L"wb";
 	else if (p_mode_flags==READ_WRITE)
-		mode_string=L"wb+";
+		mode_string=L"rb+";
 	else
 		return ERR_INVALID_PARAMETER;