diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index b26effa..e114373 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -3149,6 +3149,8 @@ ovl_do_open (fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t parent, const char *name, int flags, mod
 
   flags |= O_NOFOLLOW;
 
+  flags &= ~O_DIRECT;
+
   if (lo->writeback)
     {
       if ((flags & O_ACCMODE) == O_WRONLY)