diff --git a/multimedia/mcimidi.c b/multimedia/mcimidi.c
index 0f778241c9b..215183753c3 100644
--- a/multimedia/mcimidi.c
+++ b/multimedia/mcimidi.c
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ static DWORD MIDI_mciOpen(UINT16 wDevID, DWORD dwFlags, LPMCI_OPEN_PARMSA lpParm
 	TRACE_(mcimidi)("MCI_OPEN_ELEMENT '%s' !\n", lpstrElementName);
 	if (lpstrElementName && strlen(lpstrElementName) > 0) {
 	    wmm->hFile = mmioOpenA(lpstrElementName, NULL, 
-				     MMIO_ALLOCBUF | MMIO_READWRITE | MMIO_EXCLUSIVE);
+				     MMIO_ALLOCBUF | MMIO_READWRITE | MMIO_DENYWRITE);
 	    if (wmm->hFile == 0) {
 		WARN_(mcimidi)("Can't find file='%s' !\n", lpstrElementName);
 		wmm->nUseCount--;
diff --git a/multimedia/mciwave.c b/multimedia/mciwave.c
index 1b5d2d6cc7f..c3ea259652a 100644
--- a/multimedia/mciwave.c
+++ b/multimedia/mciwave.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static DWORD WAVE_mciOpen(UINT16 wDevID, DWORD dwFlags, LPMCI_WAVE_OPEN_PARMSA l
 	    TRACE(mciwave, "MCI_OPEN_ELEMENT '%s' !\n", lpstrElementName);
 	    if (lpstrElementName && (strlen(lpstrElementName) > 0)) {
 		wmw->hFile = mmioOpenA((LPSTR)lpstrElementName, NULL, 
-				       MMIO_ALLOCBUF | MMIO_READWRITE | MMIO_EXCLUSIVE);
+				       MMIO_ALLOCBUF | MMIO_READWRITE | MMIO_DENYWRITE);
 		if (wmw->hFile == 0) {
 		    WARN(mciwave, "can't find file='%s' !\n", lpstrElementName);
 		    dwRet = MCIERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND;