Index: src/os_unix.c
==================================================================
--- src/os_unix.c
+++ src/os_unix.c
@@ -5744,11 +5744,12 @@
       assert( eType==SQLITE_OPEN_WAL || eType==SQLITE_OPEN_MAIN_JOURNAL );
       return rc;
     }
     fd = robust_open(zName, openFlags, openMode);
     OSTRACE(("OPENX   %-3d %s 0%o\n", fd, zName, openFlags));
-    if( fd<0 && errno!=EISDIR && isReadWrite && !isExclusive ){
+    assert( !isExclusive || (openFlags & O_CREAT)!=0 );
+    if( fd<0 && errno!=EISDIR && isReadWrite ){
       /* Failed to open the file for read/write access. Try read-only. */
       flags &= ~(SQLITE_OPEN_READWRITE|SQLITE_OPEN_CREATE);
       openFlags &= ~(O_RDWR|O_CREAT);
       flags |= SQLITE_OPEN_READONLY;
       openFlags |= O_RDONLY;