diff --git a/src/asset/asset.c b/src/asset/asset.c
index 4de2cc8..49605fa 100644
--- a/src/asset/asset.c
+++ b/src/asset/asset.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ assetCtor(void * _this, va_list * params)
 			(unsigned char *)this->fname,
 			this->nfname);
 
-	if (-1 == access(this->fname, O_RDONLY)) {
+	if (-1 == access(this->fname, R_OK)) {
 		return -1;
 	} else {
 		this->handle = open(this->fname, O_RDONLY);