1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/firejail/util.c b/src/firejail/util.c
index c56380ca1..03f52fabb 100644
--- a/src/firejail/util.c
+++ b/src/firejail/util.c
@@ -694,6 +694,7 @@ void flush_stdin(void) {
 
 void create_empty_dir_as_root(const char *dir, mode_t mode) {
         assert(dir);
+        mode &= 07777;
         struct stat s;
         
         if (stat(dir, &s)) {
@@ -709,6 +710,7 @@ void create_empty_dir_as_root(const char *dir, mode_t mode) {
 
 void create_empty_file_as_root(const char *fname, mode_t mode) {
         assert(fname);
+        mode &= 07777;
         struct stat s;
 
         if (stat(fname, &s)) {