diff --git a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/Storage/AndroidStorageItem.cs b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/Storage/AndroidStorageItem.cs
index 31c4d0c60c..47d95d8da1 100644
--- a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/Storage/AndroidStorageItem.cs
+++ b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/Storage/AndroidStorageItem.cs
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ internal sealed class AndroidStorageFile : AndroidStorageItem, IStorageBookmarkF
         }
 
         return isOutput
-            ? context.ContentResolver?.OpenOutputStream(uri)
+            ? context.ContentResolver?.OpenOutputStream(uri, "wt")
             : context.ContentResolver?.OpenInputStream(uri);
     }