diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c
index f54562a5998e..7646220ca6e2 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ static int rename_volumes(struct ubi_device *ubi,
 			goto out_free;
 		}
 
-		re->desc = ubi_open_volume(ubi->ubi_num, vol_id, UBI_EXCLUSIVE);
+		re->desc = ubi_open_volume(ubi->ubi_num, vol_id, UBI_READWRITE);
 		if (IS_ERR(re->desc)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(re->desc);
 			ubi_err("cannot open volume %d, error %d", vol_id, err);