diff --git a/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/r5/src/test/ramfs/Node.cpp b/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/r5/src/test/ramfs/Node.cpp
index 084f4606e0..33bd1dcdbd 100644
--- a/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/r5/src/test/ramfs/Node.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/r5/src/test/ramfs/Node.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ Node::CheckPermissions(int mode) const
 		// root has always read/write permission, but at least one of the
 		// X bits must be set for execute permission
 		permissions = userPermissions | groupPermissions | otherPermissions
-			| S_IROTH | S_IWOTH;
+			| ACCESS_R | ACCESS_W;
 	// user is node owner
 	} else if (uid == fUID)
 		permissions = userPermissions;
diff --git a/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/r5/src/test/ramfs/Node.h b/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/r5/src/test/ramfs/Node.h
index c85fd13d4e..39528a49df 100644
--- a/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/r5/src/test/ramfs/Node.h
+++ b/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/r5/src/test/ramfs/Node.h
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ public:
 
 	// stat data
 
-//	void SetMode(mode_t mode) { fMode = mode; }
-	inline void SetMode(mode_t mode) { fMode = fMode & S_IFMT | mode & ~S_IFMT; }
+	inline void SetMode(mode_t mode)
+		{ fMode = fMode & ~S_IUMSK | mode & S_IUMSK; }
 	inline mode_t GetMode() const	{ return fMode; }
 
 	inline void SetUID(uid_t uid)	{ fUID = uid; }
diff --git a/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/r5/src/test/ramfs/Volume.cpp b/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/r5/src/test/ramfs/Volume.cpp
index 1ed59e74d3..49741159a7 100644
--- a/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/r5/src/test/ramfs/Volume.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/r5/src/test/ramfs/Volume.cpp
@@ -230,9 +230,12 @@ Volume::Mount(nspace_id id)
 	// create the root dir
 	if (error == B_OK) {
 		fRootDirectory = new(nothrow) Directory(this);
-		if (fRootDirectory)
+		if (fRootDirectory) {
+			// set permissions: -rwxr-xr-x
+			fRootDirectory->SetMode(
+				S_IRWXU | S_IRGRP | S_IXGRP | S_IROTH | S_IXOTH);
 			error = fRootDirectory->Link(NULL);
-		else
+		} else
 			SET_ERROR(error, B_NO_MEMORY);
 	}
 	// set mounted flag / cleanup on error