--- a/kernel2minor.c
+++ b/kernel2minor.c
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
     perror("Can't open kernel file");
     exit(-1);
   }
-  r = creat(res_file, 0);
+  r = open(res_file, O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_WRONLY, 0644);
   if(r <= 0){
     perror("Can't create result file");
     close(k);