Index: dbfile.scm
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--- dbfile.scm
+++ dbfile.scm
@@ -336,11 +336,11 @@
          (dir-access (file-write-access? (pathname-directory fname)))
          (retry      (lambda ()
 		       (thread-sleep! delay-time)
 		       (if (> tries-left 0)
 			   (dbfile:cautious-open-database fname init-proc
-							  sync-mode: sync-mode journal-mode
+							  sync-mode journal-mode
 							  (- tries-left 1))))))
     (assert (>= tries-left 0) (conc "FATAL: too many attempts in dbfile:cautious-open-database of "fname", giving up."))
     
     (if (and (file-write-access? fname)
 	     (file-exists? busy-file))