diff --git a/session-helper/flatpak-session-helper.c b/session-helper/flatpak-session-helper.c
index 1953305b..d90f2b15 100644
--- a/session-helper/flatpak-session-helper.c
+++ b/session-helper/flatpak-session-helper.c
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ main (int    argc,
     g_debug ("p11-kit not found");
 
   monitor_dir = g_build_filename (flatpak_dir, "monitor", NULL);
-  if (g_mkdir_with_parents (monitor_dir, 0700) != 0)
+  if (g_mkdir_with_parents (monitor_dir, 0755) != 0)
     {
       g_print ("Can't create %s\n", monitor_dir);
       exit (1);