diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_fs.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_fs.cpp
index a5358dc32..27cb7c92a 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_fs.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_fs.cpp
@@ -230,6 +230,11 @@ error_code sys_fs_open(vm::cptr<char> path, s32 flags, vm::ptr<u32> fd, s32 mode
 	if (flags & CELL_FS_O_CREAT)
 	{
 		open_mode += fs::create;
+
+		if (flags & CELL_FS_O_EXCL)
+		{
+			open_mode += fs::excl;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (flags & CELL_FS_O_TRUNC)
@@ -242,18 +247,6 @@ error_code sys_fs_open(vm::cptr<char> path, s32 flags, vm::ptr<u32> fd, s32 mode
 		open_mode += fs::append;
 	}
 
-	if (flags & CELL_FS_O_EXCL)
-	{
-		if (flags & CELL_FS_O_CREAT)
-		{
-			open_mode += fs::excl;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			open_mode = {}; // error
-		}
-	}
-
 	if (flags & CELL_FS_O_MSELF)
 	{
 		open_mode = fs::read;