diff --git a/src/uu/shred/src/shred.rs b/src/uu/shred/src/shred.rs
index 5ec1d12135e..fd14a324596 100644
--- a/src/uu/shred/src/shred.rs
+++ b/src/uu/shred/src/shred.rs
@@ -532,7 +532,9 @@ fn wipe_name(orig_path: &Path, verbose: bool) -> Option<PathBuf> {
                     }
 
                     // Sync every file rename
-                    let new_file = File::open(new_path.clone())
+                    let new_file = OpenOptions::new()
+                        .write(true)
+                        .open(new_path.clone())
                         .expect("Failed to open renamed file for syncing");
                     new_file.sync_all().expect("Failed to sync renamed file");
 
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_shred.rs b/tests/by-util/test_shred.rs
index a34345aeee7..d98b840c47f 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_shred.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_shred.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ fn test_shred_remove() {
     at.touch(file_b);
 
     // Shred file_a.
-    scene.ucmd().arg("-u").arg(file_a).run();
+    scene.ucmd().arg("-u").arg(file_a).succeeds();
 
     // file_a was deleted, file_b exists.
     assert!(!at.file_exists(file_a));