diff --git a/lib/cli/writer.js b/lib/cli/writer.js
index 2eb58b13..545c41b3 100644
--- a/lib/cli/writer.js
+++ b/lib/cli/writer.js
@@ -88,10 +88,8 @@ exports.writeImage = (imagePath, drive, options, onProgress) => {
     }).then(() => {
       /* eslint-disable no-bitwise */
       const flags = fs.constants.O_RDWR |
-        fs.constants.O_EXCL |
         fs.constants.O_NONBLOCK |
-        fs.constants.O_SYNC |
-        fs.constants.O_DIRECT
+        fs.constants.O_SYNC
       /* eslint-enable no-bitwise */
 
       return fs.openAsync(driveObject.raw, flags)