diff --git a/src/platform_linux.cc b/src/platform_linux.cc
index bb29c707..d9969e45 100644
--- a/src/platform_linux.cc
+++ b/src/platform_linux.cc
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ std::string NormalizePath(const std::string& path) {
 bool TryMakeDirectory(const std::string& absolute_path) {
   std::cerr << "!! TryMakeDirectory " << absolute_path << std::endl;
 
-  const mode_t kMode = 0660; // UNIX style permissions, user and group read/write; other cannot access
+  const mode_t kMode = 0777; // UNIX style permissions
   if (mkdir(absolute_path.c_str(), kMode) == -1) {
     // Success if the directory exists.
     return errno == EEXIST;