diff --git a/src/internal/slibtool_objmeta_impl.c b/src/internal/slibtool_objmeta_impl.c
index 09a6c97..86ab420 100644
--- a/src/internal/slibtool_objmeta_impl.c
+++ b/src/internal/slibtool_objmeta_impl.c
@@ -57,15 +57,19 @@ static int  slbt_create_compatible_object_wrapper(
 	struct slbt_exec_ctx *		ectx)
 {
 	int					ret;
-	FILE *					fout;
+	int					fdout;
 	const struct slbt_source_version *	verinfo;
 
-	if (!(fout = fopen(ectx->ltobjname,"w")))
+	if ((fdout = openat(
+			AT_FDCWD,
+			ectx->ltobjname,
+			O_RDWR|O_CREAT|O_TRUNC,
+			0644)) < 0)
 		return SLBT_SYSTEM_ERROR(dctx);
 
 	verinfo = slbt_source_version();
 
-	ret = fprintf(fout,
+	ret = slbt_dprintf(fdout,
 		"# %s - a libtool object file\n"
 		"# Generated by %s (slibtool %d.%d.%d)\n"
 		"# [commit reference: %s]\n"
@@ -91,9 +95,9 @@ static int  slbt_create_compatible_object_wrapper(
 			? ectx->aobjname
 			: "none");
 
-	return (ret <= 0) || fclose(fout)
-		? SLBT_SYSTEM_ERROR(dctx)
-		: 0;
+	close(fdout);
+
+	return (ret < 0) ? SLBT_SYSTEM_ERROR(dctx) : 0;
 }
 
 int  slbt_create_object_wrapper(