diff --git a/tests/check_fs_regrw.c b/tests/check_fs_regrw.c
index eece06c..762ca70 100644
--- a/tests/check_fs_regrw.c
+++ b/tests/check_fs_regrw.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ do_check_fs_regrw (
 #ifndef O_DIRECT
 #  define O_DIRECT  0
 #endif
-    int fd = open(path, O_RDWR | O_TRUNC | O_DIRECT);
+    int fd = open(path, O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_DIRECT);
     ASSERT_NE(-1, fd);
 
     struct stat stat_buf;
diff --git a/tests/fs_regrw.at b/tests/fs_regrw.at
index 85a73ac..6f5eba7 100644
--- a/tests/fs_regrw.at
+++ b/tests/fs_regrw.at
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ ATX_CHECK_FS_NEW_ANY([file_max=524288], [
     echo "prng seed: $seed"
 
     ATX_RUN([
-        touch $name
         check-fs regrw -n 524288 -s "$seed" $name
     ])
 ])
diff --git a/tests/testsuite.at b/tests/testsuite.at
index da087b7..5feb02f 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite.at
+++ b/tests/testsuite.at
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ m4_define([ATX_CHECK_FS], [
             fi
         done
         $6
+        ATX_RUN_ONE([check-fs ismount "$4"])
     ], [
         umount "$4"
     ])