diff --git a/core/iwasm/libraries/libc-wasi/sandboxed-system-primitives/src/posix.c b/core/iwasm/libraries/libc-wasi/sandboxed-system-primitives/src/posix.c
index c096511c95..09aa7bac6e 100644
--- a/core/iwasm/libraries/libc-wasi/sandboxed-system-primitives/src/posix.c
+++ b/core/iwasm/libraries/libc-wasi/sandboxed-system-primitives/src/posix.c
@@ -1901,31 +1901,20 @@ wasmtime_ssp_path_open(wasm_exec_env_t exec_env, struct fd_table *curfds,
         needed_base |= __WASI_RIGHT_PATH_FILESTAT_SET_SIZE;
     }
 
+    // It's not clear whether we want to support these flags in the standard
+    // yet: https://github.com/WebAssembly/wasi-filesystem/issues/98 so disable
+    // them in the meanwhile.
+    if (((fs_flags & __WASI_FDFLAG_DSYNC) != 0)
+        || ((fs_flags & __WASI_FDFLAG_RSYNC) != 0)
+        || ((fs_flags & __WASI_FDFLAG_SYNC) != 0)) {
+        return __WASI_ENOTSUP;
+    }
+
     // Convert file descriptor flags.
     if ((fs_flags & __WASI_FDFLAG_APPEND) != 0)
         noflags |= O_APPEND;
-    if ((fs_flags & __WASI_FDFLAG_DSYNC) != 0) {
-#ifdef O_DSYNC
-        noflags |= O_DSYNC;
-#else
-        noflags |= O_SYNC;
-#endif
-        needed_inheriting |= __WASI_RIGHT_FD_DATASYNC;
-    }
     if ((fs_flags & __WASI_FDFLAG_NONBLOCK) != 0)
         noflags |= O_NONBLOCK;
-    if ((fs_flags & __WASI_FDFLAG_RSYNC) != 0) {
-#ifdef O_RSYNC
-        noflags |= O_RSYNC;
-#else
-        noflags |= O_SYNC;
-#endif
-        needed_inheriting |= __WASI_RIGHT_FD_SYNC;
-    }
-    if ((fs_flags & __WASI_FDFLAG_SYNC) != 0) {
-        noflags |= O_SYNC;
-        needed_inheriting |= __WASI_RIGHT_FD_SYNC;
-    }
     if (write && (noflags & (O_APPEND | O_TRUNC)) == 0)
         needed_inheriting |= __WASI_RIGHT_FD_SEEK;