diff --git a/pkg/ebpf/uprobes/attacher_test.go b/pkg/ebpf/uprobes/attacher_test.go
index be848bb5c6afb8..8b9e144d15a804 100644
--- a/pkg/ebpf/uprobes/attacher_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ebpf/uprobes/attacher_test.go
@@ -985,9 +985,10 @@ func (s *SharedLibrarySuite) TestDetectionWithPIDAndRootNamespace() {
 	t.Cleanup(ua.Stop)
 
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
-	// simulate a slow (1 second) : open, write, close of the file
+	// simulate a slow (1 second) : open, read, close of the file
 	// in a new pid and mount namespaces
-	o, err := exec.Command("unshare", "--fork", "--pid", "-R", root, "/ash", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("sleep 1 > %s", libpath)).CombinedOutput()
+	o, err := exec.Command("unshare", "--fork", "--pid", "-R", root, "/ash", "-c",
+		fmt.Sprintf("touch foo && mv foo %s && sleep 1 < %s", libpath, libpath)).CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Log(err, string(o))
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/network/ebpf/c/shared-libraries/probes.h b/pkg/network/ebpf/c/shared-libraries/probes.h
index a45e9d0b494e15..de2db6d9af5f30 100644
--- a/pkg/network/ebpf/c/shared-libraries/probes.h
+++ b/pkg/network/ebpf/c/shared-libraries/probes.h
@@ -102,9 +102,24 @@ static __always_inline void do_sys_open_helper_exit(exit_sys_ctx *args) {
     return;
 }
 
+// This definition is the same for all architectures.
+#ifndef O_WRONLY
+#define O_WRONLY        00000001
+#endif
+
+static __always_inline int should_ignore_flags(int flags)
+{
+    return flags & O_WRONLY;
+}
+
 SEC("tracepoint/syscalls/sys_enter_open")
 int tracepoint__syscalls__sys_enter_open(enter_sys_open_ctx *args) {
     CHECK_BPF_PROGRAM_BYPASSED()
+
+    if (should_ignore_flags(args->flags)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     do_sys_open_helper_enter(args->filename);
     return 0;
 }
@@ -119,6 +134,11 @@ int tracepoint__syscalls__sys_exit_open(exit_sys_ctx *args) {
 SEC("tracepoint/syscalls/sys_enter_openat")
 int tracepoint__syscalls__sys_enter_openat(enter_sys_openat_ctx *args) {
     CHECK_BPF_PROGRAM_BYPASSED()
+
+    if (should_ignore_flags(args->flags)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     do_sys_open_helper_enter(args->filename);
     return 0;
 }
@@ -133,6 +153,8 @@ int tracepoint__syscalls__sys_exit_openat(exit_sys_ctx *args) {
 SEC("tracepoint/syscalls/sys_enter_openat2")
 int tracepoint__syscalls__sys_enter_openat2(enter_sys_openat2_ctx *args) {
     CHECK_BPF_PROGRAM_BYPASSED()
+    // Unlike the other variants, openat2(2) has the flags embedded inside the
+    // how argument; we don't bother trying to accessing it for now.
     do_sys_open_helper_enter(args->filename);
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/pkg/network/usm/sharedlibraries/watcher_test.go b/pkg/network/usm/sharedlibraries/watcher_test.go
index 5a0c29e862c10f..d55635fd2ecc7b 100644
--- a/pkg/network/usm/sharedlibraries/watcher_test.go
+++ b/pkg/network/usm/sharedlibraries/watcher_test.go
@@ -104,6 +104,42 @@ func (s *SharedLibrarySuite) TestSharedLibraryDetection() {
 	}, time.Second*10, 100*time.Millisecond)
 }
 
+// Test that shared library files opened for writing only are ignored.
+func (s *SharedLibrarySuite) TestSharedLibraryIgnoreWrite() {
+	t := s.T()
+
+	// Since we want to detect that the write _hasn't_ been detected, verify the
+	// read too to try to ensure that test isn't broken and failing to detect
+	// the write due to some bug in the test itself.
+	readPath, readPathID := createTempTestFile(t, "read-foo-libssl.so")
+	writePath, writePathID := createTempTestFile(t, "write-foo-libssl.so")
+
+	registerRecorder := new(utils.CallbackRecorder)
+	unregisterRecorder := new(utils.CallbackRecorder)
+
+	watcher, err := NewWatcher(utils.NewUSMEmptyConfig(), LibsetCrypto,
+		Rule{
+			Re:           regexp.MustCompile(`foo-libssl.so`),
+			RegisterCB:   registerRecorder.Callback(),
+			UnregisterCB: unregisterRecorder.Callback(),
+		},
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	watcher.Start()
+	t.Cleanup(watcher.Stop)
+
+	// Use a sleep 1 as in TestSharedLibraryDetectionWithPIDAndRootNamespace
+	// below to give the watcher a chance to detect the process.
+	_, err = exec.Command("sh", "-c",
+		fmt.Sprintf("sleep 1 < %s > %s", readPath, writePath)).CombinedOutput()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.EventuallyWithT(t, func(c *assert.CollectT) {
+		assert.Equal(c, 1, registerRecorder.CallsForPathID(readPathID))
+		assert.Equal(c, 0, registerRecorder.CallsForPathID(writePathID))
+	}, time.Second*5, 10*time.Millisecond)
+}
+
 func (s *SharedLibrarySuite) TestLongPath() {
 	t := s.T()
 
@@ -288,9 +324,10 @@ func (s *SharedLibrarySuite) TestSharedLibraryDetectionWithPIDAndRootNamespace()
 	t.Cleanup(watcher.Stop)
 
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
-	// simulate a slow (1 second) : open, write, close of the file
+	// simulate a slow (1 second) : open, read, close of the file
 	// in a new pid and mount namespaces
-	o, err := exec.Command("unshare", "--fork", "--pid", "-R", root, "/ash", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("sleep 1 > %s", libpath)).CombinedOutput()
+	o, err := exec.Command("unshare", "--fork", "--pid", "-R", root, "/ash", "-c",
+		fmt.Sprintf("touch foo && mv foo %s && sleep 1 < %s", libpath, libpath)).CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Log(err, string(o))
 	}