diff --git a/common/eqemu_logsys.cpp b/common/eqemu_logsys.cpp
index 8a3a49adf..9204f3136 100644
--- a/common/eqemu_logsys.cpp
+++ b/common/eqemu_logsys.cpp
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ void EQEmuLogSys::MakeDirectory(std::string directory_name){
 #ifdef _WINDOWS
 	_mkdir(directory_name.c_str());
 #else
-	mkdir(directory_name.c_str());
+	mkdir(directory_name.c_str(), 0755);
 #endif
 }