diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 5e28004bb..793e0f738 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-09-18  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
+
+	* security.cc (set_file_sd): Open file with FILE_OPEN_FOR_BACKUP_INTENT
+	too.
+
 2007-09-17  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
 
 	* path.cc (symlink_info::check): Check for STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_INVALID.
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/security.cc b/winsup/cygwin/security.cc
index e4c82d538..afe96b198 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/security.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/security.cc
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ set_file_sd (HANDLE fh, path_conv &pc, security_descriptor &sd)
 	  status = NtOpenFile (&fh, WRITE_OWNER | WRITE_DAC,
 			       pc.get_object_attr (attr, sec_none_nih),
 			       &io, FILE_SHARE_VALID_FLAGS,
-			       FILE_OPEN_FOR_RECOVERY);
+			       FILE_OPEN_FOR_BACKUP_INTENT
+			       | FILE_OPEN_FOR_RECOVERY);
 	  if (!NT_SUCCESS (status))
 	    {
 	      fh = NULL;