diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/vfs/driver.go b/daemon/graphdriver/vfs/driver.go
index 765b21cded..7473aa659d 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/vfs/driver.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/vfs/driver.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (d *Driver) Create(id, parent string) error {
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(path.Dir(dir), 0700); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := os.Mkdir(dir, 0700); err != nil {
+	if err := os.Mkdir(dir, 0755); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if parent == "" {