diff --git a/src/core/file_unix.cpp b/src/core/file_unix.cpp
index 8d60a2e..a1728da 100644
--- a/src/core/file_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/core/file_unix.cpp
@@ -217,10 +217,15 @@ void cFile::Open( const TSTRING& sFileNameC, uint32 flags )
     cFile::Rewind();
 
 #ifdef F_NOCACHE
-    if (flags & OPEN_DIRECT)
+    if ((flags & OPEN_DIRECT) && (flags & OPEN_SCANNING))
         fcntl(fh, F_NOCACHE, 1);
 #endif   
 
+#ifdef __sun
+    if ((flags & OPEN_DIRECT) && (flags & OPEN_SCANNING))
+        directio(fh, DIRECTIO_ON);
+#endif
+
 #ifdef HAVE_POSIX_FADVISE
     if (flags & OPEN_SCANNING) {
         posix_fadvise(fh,0,0, POSIX_FADV_SEQUENTIAL);