diff --git a/tools/hv/hv_set_ifconfig.sh b/tools/hv/hv_set_ifconfig.sh
index 440a91b35823..2f8baed2b8f7 100755
--- a/tools/hv/hv_set_ifconfig.sh
+++ b/tools/hv/hv_set_ifconfig.sh
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ echo "ONBOOT=yes" >> $1
 
 cp $1 /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/
 
-chmod 600 $2
+umask 0177
 interface=$(echo $2 | awk -F - '{ print $2 }')
 filename="${2##*/}"