diff --git a/usr.bin/ldd/ldd.c b/usr.bin/ldd/ldd.c
index 8897c8cbfbc..2cd2a4c7232 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ldd/ldd.c
+++ b/usr.bin/ldd/ldd.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	rval = 0;
 	for (; argc > 0; argc--, argv++) {
-		if ((fd = open(*argv, O_RDONLY, 0)) < 0) {
+		if ((fd = open(*argv, O_RDONLY | O_VERIFY, 0)) < 0) {
 			warn("%s", *argv);
 			rval |= 1;
 			continue;