diff --git a/libraries/libmdb/mdb.c b/libraries/libmdb/mdb.c
index 53e5dde..a1b5b8e 100644
--- a/libraries/libmdb/mdb.c
+++ b/libraries/libmdb/mdb.c
@@ -3121,6 +3121,8 @@ int mdb_open(MDB_txn *txn, const char *name, unsigned int flags, MDB_dbi *dbi)
 	/* main DB? */
 	if (!name) {
 		*dbi = MAIN_DBI;
+		if (flags & (MDB_DUPSORT|MDB_REVERSEKEY))
+			txn->mt_dbs[MAIN_DBI].md_flags |= (flags & (MDB_DUPSORT|MDB_REVERSEKEY));
 		return MDB_SUCCESS;
 	}