1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/afl-fuzz-queue.c b/src/afl-fuzz-queue.c
index 5987ad0c..2318df60 100644
--- a/src/afl-fuzz-queue.c
+++ b/src/afl-fuzz-queue.c
@@ -371,9 +371,8 @@ void mark_as_redundant(afl_state_t *afl, struct queue_entry *q, u8 state) {
     s32 fd;
 
     if (unlikely(afl->afl_env.afl_disable_redundant)) { q->disabled = 1; }
-    fd = open(fn, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_EXCL, DEFAULT_PERMISSION);
-    if (fd < 0) { PFATAL("Unable to create '%s'", fn); }
-    close(fd);
+    fd = permissive_create(afl, fn);
+    if (fd >= 0) { close(fd); }
 
   } else {