diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
index c4ce60b08a9..7e10bff49a4 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
@@ -4914,7 +4914,10 @@ static void direct_link_object(FileData *fd, Object *ob)
 	 * See [#34776, #42780] for more information.
 	 */
 	if (fd->memfile || (ob->id.flag & (LIB_EXTERN | LIB_INDIRECT))) {
-		ob->mode &= ~(OB_MODE_EDIT | OB_MODE_PARTICLE_EDIT | OB_MODE_POSE);
+		ob->mode &= ~(OB_MODE_EDIT | OB_MODE_PARTICLE_EDIT);
+		if (!fd->memfile) {
+			ob->mode &= ~OB_MODE_POSE;
+		}
 	}
 	
 	ob->adt = newdataadr(fd, ob->adt);