diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/unix/fs.rs b/library/std/src/sys/unix/fs.rs
index acb18e6d064..59dfd9f9dc4 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/unix/fs.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/unix/fs.rs
@@ -692,6 +692,7 @@ impl OpenOptions {
     }
 }
 
+
 impl File {
     pub fn open(path: &Path, opts: &OpenOptions) -> io::Result<File> {
         let path = cstr(path)?;
@@ -962,6 +963,12 @@ pub fn rename(old: &Path, new: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+pub fn get_openopetions_as_cint(from: OpenOptions) -> io::Result<libc::c_int> {
+    let access_mode = from.get_access_mode()?;
+    let creation_mode = from.get_creation_mode()?;
+    Ok(creation_mode | access_mode)
+}
+
 pub fn set_perm(p: &Path, perm: FilePermissions) -> io::Result<()> {
     let p = cstr(p)?;
     cvt_r(|| unsafe { libc::chmod(p.as_ptr(), perm.mode) })?;