diff --git a/scripts/basic/fixdep.c b/scripts/basic/fixdep.c
index cdd5da7e009b..7a0ca9f0fbbe 100644
--- a/scripts/basic/fixdep.c
+++ b/scripts/basic/fixdep.c
@@ -89,10 +89,7 @@
  *  but I don't think the added complexity is worth it)
  */
 
-#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -213,27 +210,28 @@ static void parse_config_file(const char *p)
 static void *read_file(const char *filename)
 {
 	struct stat st;
-	int fd;
+	FILE *file;
 	char *buf;
 
-	fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY);
-	if (fd < 0) {
+	file = fopen(filename, "rb");
+	if (!file) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "fixdep: error opening file: ");
 		perror(filename);
 		exit(2);
 	}
-	if (fstat(fd, &st) < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "fixdep: error fstat'ing file: ");
+	if (stat(filename, &st) < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "fixdep: error stat'ing file: ");
 		perror(filename);
 		exit(2);
 	}
+
 	buf = xmalloc(st.st_size + 1);
-	if (read(fd, buf, st.st_size) != st.st_size) {
+	if (fread(buf, 1, st.st_size, file) != st.st_size) {
 		perror("fixdep: read");
 		exit(2);
 	}
 	buf[st.st_size] = '\0';
-	close(fd);
+	fclose(file);
 
 	return buf;
 }