diff --git a/src/link/filelink.cpp b/src/link/filelink.cpp
index 15548401c..55a2a4723 100644
--- a/src/link/filelink.cpp
+++ b/src/link/filelink.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@ bool FileLink::isWritable()
     // This also avoids the creation of empty files
     const auto absoluteBasePath = QFileInfo(_file).absolutePath();
     const bool isWritable = QFileInfo(absoluteBasePath).isWritable();
-    return isWritable;
+    return isWritable
+        && _openModeFlag == QIODevice::WriteOnly || _openModeFlag == QIODevice::ReadWrite;
 }
 
 bool FileLink::finishConnection()