diff --git a/src/zarr/storage/_common.py b/src/zarr/storage/_common.py
index 177d84cd01..90f0b28870 100644
--- a/src/zarr/storage/_common.py
+++ b/src/zarr/storage/_common.py
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ async def make_store_path(
 
     elif isinstance(store_like, Path):
         # Create a new LocalStore
-        store = await LocalStore.open(root=store_like, mode=mode)
+        store = await LocalStore.open(root=store_like, mode=mode, read_only=_read_only)
 
     elif isinstance(store_like, str):
         # Either a FSSpec URI or a local filesystem path