diff --git a/cpukit/ChangeLog b/cpukit/ChangeLog
index c2a6f942ac..e11a32862f 100644
--- a/cpukit/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2011-07-19	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrilL@OARcorp.com>
+
+	PR 1838/filesystem
+	* libcsupport/src/fchmod.c: fchmod() does not need a writeable file
+	descriptor.
+
 2011-07-14      Gene Smith <gene.smith@siemens.com>
 
 	PR 1381/networking
diff --git a/cpukit/libcsupport/src/fchmod.c b/cpukit/libcsupport/src/fchmod.c
index 11d9c0e723..341b10bdfb 100644
--- a/cpukit/libcsupport/src/fchmod.c
+++ b/cpukit/libcsupport/src/fchmod.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  *  fchmod() - POSIX 1003.1b 5.6.4 - Change File Modes
  *
- *  COPYRIGHT (c) 1989-1999.
+ *  COPYRIGHT (c) 1989-2011.
  *  On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
  *
  *  The license and distribution terms for this file may be
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ int fchmod(
   /*
    *  Now process the fchmod().
    */
-
-  rtems_libio_check_permissions( iop, LIBIO_FLAGS_WRITE );
-
   if ( !iop->handlers->fchmod_h )
     rtems_set_errno_and_return_minus_one( ENOTSUP );