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diff --git a/lib/open-safer.c b/lib/open-safer.c
index 15bf6a65d..badeffade 100644
--- a/lib/open-safer.c
+++ b/lib/open-safer.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* Invoke open, but avoid some glitches.
 
-   Copyright (C) 2005, 2006, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright (C) 2005-2006, 2008-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -35,13 +35,9 @@ open_safer (char const *file, int flags, ...)
       va_list ap;
       va_start (ap, flags);
 
-      /* Assume mode_t promotes to int if and only if it is smaller.
-	 This assumption isn't guaranteed by the C standard, but we
-	 don't know of any real-world counterexamples.  */
-      if (sizeof (mode_t) < sizeof (int))
-	mode = va_arg (ap, int);
-      else
-	mode = va_arg (ap, mode_t);
+      /* We have to use PROMOTED_MODE_T instead of mode_t, otherwise GCC 4
+         creates crashing code when 'mode_t' is smaller than 'int'.  */
+      mode = va_arg (ap, PROMOTED_MODE_T);
 
       va_end (ap);
     }