diff --git a/src/internal/slibtool_libmeta_impl.c b/src/internal/slibtool_libmeta_impl.c
index c8dd291..bc4fca2 100644
--- a/src/internal/slibtool_libmeta_impl.c
+++ b/src/internal/slibtool_libmeta_impl.c
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 /*  Released under the Standard MIT License; see COPYING.SLIBTOOL. */
 /*******************************************************************/
 
+#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <slibtool/slibtool.h>
+#include "slibtool_dprintf_impl.h"
 #include "slibtool_errinfo_impl.h"
 #include "slibtool_metafile_impl.h"
 
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ static int  slbt_create_default_library_wrapper(
 	char *				solnk)
 {
 	int					ret;
-	FILE *					fout;
+	int					fdout;
 	const char *				header;
 	const char *				base;
 	bool					fnover;
@@ -33,7 +35,11 @@ static int  slbt_create_default_library_wrapper(
 	(void)ectx;
 
 	/* create */
-	if (!(fout = fopen(dctx->cctx->output,"w")))
+	if ((fdout = openat(
+			AT_FDCWD,
+			dctx->cctx->output,
+			O_RDWR|O_CREAT|O_TRUNC,
+			0644)) < 0)
 		return SLBT_SYSTEM_ERROR(dctx);
 
 	/* version info */
@@ -54,7 +60,7 @@ static int  slbt_create_default_library_wrapper(
 	base   = "";
 
 	/* wrapper content */
-	ret = fprintf(fout,
+	ret = slbt_dprintf(fdout,
 		"# %s%s"
 		"# Generated by %s (slibtool %d.%d.%d)\n"
 		"# [commit reference: %s]\n\n"
@@ -115,9 +121,9 @@ static int  slbt_create_default_library_wrapper(
 		/* libdir */
 		dctx->cctx->rpath ? dctx->cctx->rpath : "");
 
-	return (ret <= 0) || fclose(fout)
-		? SLBT_SYSTEM_ERROR(dctx)
-		: 0;
+	close(fdout);
+
+	return (ret < 0) ? SLBT_SYSTEM_ERROR(dctx) : 0;
 }
 
 static int  slbt_create_compatible_library_wrapper(