diff --git a/mountd/AutoMount.c b/mountd/AutoMount.c
index bfe8ad1..09e9759 100644
--- a/mountd/AutoMount.c
+++ b/mountd/AutoMount.c
@@ -254,9 +254,6 @@
 
     if (result == 0) {
         NotifyMediaState(mountPoint, MEDIA_MOUNTED, (flags & MS_RDONLY) != 0);
-    } else if (errno == EBUSY) {
-    // ignore EBUSY, since it usually means the device is already mounted
-        result = 0;
     } else {
 #if CREATE_MOUNT_POINTS
         rmdir(mountPoint);
diff --git a/toolbox/mount.c b/toolbox/mount.c
index ef13e1f..395c943 100644
--- a/toolbox/mount.c
+++ b/toolbox/mount.c
@@ -138,14 +138,17 @@
 
     if (loop) {
         int file_fd, device_fd;
+        int flags;
+
+        flags = (rwflag & MS_RDONLY) ? O_RDONLY : O_RDWR;
         
         // FIXME - only one loop mount supported at a time
-        file_fd = open(dev, O_RDWR);
+        file_fd = open(dev, flags);
         if (file_fd < -1) {
             perror("open backing file failed");
             return 1;
         }
-        device_fd = open(LOOP_DEVICE, O_RDWR);
+        device_fd = open(LOOP_DEVICE, flags);
         if (device_fd < -1) {
             perror("open loop device failed");
             close(file_fd);