diff --git a/src/openrct2/core/FileStream.hpp b/src/openrct2/core/FileStream.hpp
index d8ff49cd95..a0c3821896 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/core/FileStream.hpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/core/FileStream.hpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public:
             _canWrite = false;
             break;
         case FILE_MODE_WRITE:
-            mode = "wb";
+            mode = "w+b";
             _canRead = true;
             _canWrite = true;
             break;