diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver_Linux.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver_Linux.cpp
index 6e913be5de..77fa4fd1f6 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver_Linux.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver_Linux.cpp
@@ -219,10 +219,10 @@ bool MemoryCardDriver_Linux::MountAndTestWrite( UsbStorageDevice* pDevice )
 	if( sFile[sFile.length()-1] != '/' )
 		sFile += '/';
 	sFile += "temp";
-	int fd = open( sFile, O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_TRUNC );
-	if( fd == -1 )
+	FILE* fp = fopen( sFile, "w" );
+	if( fp == NULL )
 		return false;
-	close( fd );
+	fclose( fp );
 	remove( sFile );
 
 	return true;