diff --git a/source/providers/file_provider.cpp b/source/providers/file_provider.cpp
index 5569471e3..cd026d899 100644
--- a/source/providers/file_provider.cpp
+++ b/source/providers/file_provider.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ namespace hex::prv {
             ::CloseHandle(handle);
         }
     #else
-        auto handle = ::open(path.data(), O_RDWR | O_CREAT);
+        auto handle = ::open(this->m_path.data(), 0644);
 
         truncate(handle, newSize - 1);
 
diff --git a/source/views/view_hexeditor.cpp b/source/views/view_hexeditor.cpp
index 9a2f0d87c..34b1487f9 100644
--- a/source/views/view_hexeditor.cpp
+++ b/source/views/view_hexeditor.cpp
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ namespace hex {
         ::SetEndOfFile(handle);
         ::CloseHandle(handle);
     #else
-        auto handle = ::open(path.data(), O_RDWR | O_CREAT);
+        auto handle = ::open(path.data(), O_RDWR | O_CREAT, 0644);
         if (handle == -1)
             return false;