diff --git a/starboard/common/file.cc b/starboard/common/file.cc
index 7729e9971259..9cb288ccb652 100644
--- a/starboard/common/file.cc
+++ b/starboard/common/file.cc
@@ -86,11 +86,9 @@ bool SbFileDeleteRecursive(const char* path, bool preserve_root) {
 
   // The |path| points to a file. Remove it and return.
   if (err != kSbFileOk) {
-    return SbFileDelete(path);
+    return (unlink(path) == 0);
   }
 
-  SbFileInfo info;
-
   std::vector<char> entry(kSbFileMaxName);
 
   while (SbDirectoryGetNext(dir, entry.data(), kSbFileMaxName)) {
@@ -110,7 +108,7 @@ bool SbFileDeleteRecursive(const char* path, bool preserve_root) {
 
   // Don't forget to close and remove the directory before returning!
   if (DirectoryCloseLogFailure(path, dir)) {
-    return preserve_root ? true : SbFileDelete(path);
+    return preserve_root ? true : (rmdir(path) == 0);
   }
   return false;
 }
diff --git a/starboard/loader_app/drain_file.cc b/starboard/loader_app/drain_file.cc
index f172522c4f40..153553ee65ea 100644
--- a/starboard/loader_app/drain_file.cc
+++ b/starboard/loader_app/drain_file.cc
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ bool TryDrain(const char* dir, const char* app_key) {
   path.append(filename);
 
   SbFileError error = kSbFileOk;
-  int file = open(path.c_str(), O_CREAT | O_WRONLY);
+  int file = open(path.c_str(), O_CREAT | O_WRONLY, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
 
   SB_DCHECK(file >= 0);
   SB_DCHECK(close(file));