diff --git a/drivers/unix/file_access_unix.cpp b/drivers/unix/file_access_unix.cpp
index 32f2d7dd79a..5c6c04e0beb 100644
--- a/drivers/unix/file_access_unix.cpp
+++ b/drivers/unix/file_access_unix.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Error FileAccessUnix::open_internal(const String &p_path, int p_mode_flags) {
 			last_error = ERR_FILE_CANT_OPEN;
 			return last_error;
 		}
-		fchmod(fd, 0666);
+		fchmod(fd, 0644);
 		path = String::utf8(cs.ptr());
 
 		f = fdopen(fd, mode_string);