diff --git a/c/src/exec/libcsupport/src/libio_sockets.c b/c/src/exec/libcsupport/src/libio_sockets.c
index d0a9fbef13..cb1d5a7bdd 100644
--- a/c/src/exec/libcsupport/src/libio_sockets.c
+++ b/c/src/exec/libcsupport/src/libio_sockets.c
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ int rtems_bsdnet_makeFdForSocket(
   if (iop == 0) {
       errno = ENFILE;
       return -1;
- }
-  iop->flags |= LIBIO_FLAGS_HANDLER_SOCK;
+  }
+  iop->flags |= LIBIO_FLAGS_HANDLER_SOCK | LIBIO_FLAGS_WRITE | LIBIO_FLAGS_READ;
   iop->data1 = so;
   return iop - rtems_libio_iops;
 }
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libc/libio_sockets.c b/c/src/lib/libc/libio_sockets.c
index d0a9fbef13..cb1d5a7bdd 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libc/libio_sockets.c
+++ b/c/src/lib/libc/libio_sockets.c
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ int rtems_bsdnet_makeFdForSocket(
   if (iop == 0) {
       errno = ENFILE;
       return -1;
- }
-  iop->flags |= LIBIO_FLAGS_HANDLER_SOCK;
+  }
+  iop->flags |= LIBIO_FLAGS_HANDLER_SOCK | LIBIO_FLAGS_WRITE | LIBIO_FLAGS_READ;
   iop->data1 = so;
   return iop - rtems_libio_iops;
 }
diff --git a/cpukit/libcsupport/src/libio_sockets.c b/cpukit/libcsupport/src/libio_sockets.c
index d0a9fbef13..cb1d5a7bdd 100644
--- a/cpukit/libcsupport/src/libio_sockets.c
+++ b/cpukit/libcsupport/src/libio_sockets.c
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ int rtems_bsdnet_makeFdForSocket(
   if (iop == 0) {
       errno = ENFILE;
       return -1;
- }
-  iop->flags |= LIBIO_FLAGS_HANDLER_SOCK;
+  }
+  iop->flags |= LIBIO_FLAGS_HANDLER_SOCK | LIBIO_FLAGS_WRITE | LIBIO_FLAGS_READ;
   iop->data1 = so;
   return iop - rtems_libio_iops;
 }