diff --git a/src/bin/dstcheck.cpp b/src/bin/dstcheck.cpp
index c58ae410b0..cc634cc34d 100644
--- a/src/bin/dstcheck.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/dstcheck.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	strcat(path, "/time_dststatus");
 	bool newFile = false;
 	bool dst = false;
-	int fd = open(path, O_RDWR | O_EXCL | O_CREAT);
+	int fd = open(path, O_RDWR | O_EXCL | O_CREAT, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
 	if (fd < 0) {
 		newFile = false;
 		fd = open(path, O_RDWR);