diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.cpp b/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.cpp
index 006e23fc88..d4c81846f3 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.cpp
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::link(Credentials const& credentials, StringView
 ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::unlink(Credentials const& credentials, StringView path, Custody& base)
 {
     RefPtr<Custody> parent_custody;
-    auto custody = TRY(resolve_path(credentials, path, base, &parent_custody, O_NOFOLLOW_NOERROR | O_UNLINK_INTERNAL));
+    auto custody = TRY(resolve_path(credentials, path, base, &parent_custody, O_WRONLY | O_NOFOLLOW_NOERROR | O_UNLINK_INTERNAL));
     auto& inode = custody->inode();
 
     if (inode.is_directory())
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::symlink(Credentials const& credentials, StringV
 ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::rmdir(Credentials const& credentials, StringView path, Custody& base)
 {
     RefPtr<Custody> parent_custody;
-    auto custody = TRY(resolve_path(credentials, path, base, &parent_custody));
+    auto custody = TRY(resolve_path(credentials, path, base, &parent_custody, O_CREAT));
     auto& inode = custody->inode();
 
     auto last_component = KLexicalPath::basename(path);
diff --git a/Userland/Utilities/userdel.cpp b/Userland/Utilities/userdel.cpp
index 472b90d292..f8d29b027f 100644
--- a/Userland/Utilities/userdel.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Utilities/userdel.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
     auto& target_account = account_or_error.value();
 
     if (remove_home)
-        TRY(Core::System::unveil(target_account.home_directory(), "r"sv));
+        TRY(Core::System::unveil(target_account.home_directory(), "c"sv));
 
     TRY(Core::System::unveil(nullptr, nullptr));