diff --git a/modules/src/system/open.c b/modules/src/system/open.c
index 51dd2c59f..7491b8cce 100644
--- a/modules/src/system/open.c
+++ b/modules/src/system/open.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ sys_open(path, flag, filep)
 		}
 		/* Fall through */
 	case OP_WRITE:
-		if ((fd = creat(path, 0644)) < 0)
+		if ((fd = creat(path, 0666)) < 0)
 			return 0;
 		break;
 	default: