diff --git a/pkg/release-alix/genimage.sh b/pkg/release-alix/genimage.sh
index 9661df4..dcc2508 100755
--- a/pkg/release-alix/genimage.sh
+++ b/pkg/release-alix/genimage.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ MOUNTED=1
 mkdir /tmp/mnt.$$/etc /tmp/mnt.$$/etc_work
 mkdir /tmp/mnt.$$/var_lib /tmp/mnt.$$/var_lib_work
 mkdir -p /tmp/mnt.$$/usr/root /tmp/mnt.$$/usr_work
-chmod 750 /tmp/mnt.$$/usr/root /tmp/mnt.$$/usr_work
+chmod 700 /tmp/mnt.$$/usr/root /tmp/mnt.$$/usr_work
 chown 0:0 /tmp/mnt.$$/usr/root
 umount /tmp/mnt.$$
 MOUNTED=0
diff --git a/pkg/release-alix/install.sh b/pkg/release-alix/install.sh
index 3148bd7..4edc2da 100755
--- a/pkg/release-alix/install.sh
+++ b/pkg/release-alix/install.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ MOUNTED=1
 mkdir /tmp/mnt.$$/etc /tmp/mnt.$$/etc_work
 mkdir /tmp/mnt.$$/var_lib /tmp/mnt.$$/var_lib_work
 mkdir -p /tmp/mnt.$$/usr/root /tmp/mnt.$$/usr_work
-chmod 750 /tmp/mnt.$$/usr/root /tmp/mnt.$$/usr_work
+chmod 700 /tmp/mnt.$$/usr/root /tmp/mnt.$$/usr_work
 chown 0:0 /tmp/mnt.$$/usr/root
 umount /tmp/mnt.$$
 MOUNTED=0
diff --git a/pkg/rootfs/build b/pkg/rootfs/build
index a811034..80063e8 100755
--- a/pkg/rootfs/build
+++ b/pkg/rootfs/build
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ build() {
 	# setup root home directory
 	cp -r "$PKGBUILDDIR/etc/skel" "$PKGBUILDDIR/usr/root"
 
-	echo "usr/root m 750 0 0" >> "$DEPLOY/pseudo"
+	echo "usr/root m 700 0 0" >> "$DEPLOY/pseudo"
 
 	find "./usr/root" -exec stat {} --printf="%n m %a 0 0\\n" \; | \
 		sed 's#^./##g' | tail -n +2  >> "$DEPLOY/pseudo"