diff --git a/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c b/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
index ce4011c1..c862fa0b 100644
--- a/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
+++ b/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
@@ -2153,6 +2153,9 @@ fsync_dir(const char *path)
 	dfd = open(dirbuf, O_RDONLY
 #ifdef O_DIRECTORY
 	    | O_DIRECTORY
+#endif
+#ifdef O_NOFOLLOW
+	    | O_NOFOLLOW
 #endif
 	);
 	if (dfd == -1)