diff --git a/src/core/ngx_cycle.c b/src/core/ngx_cycle.c
index aee7a58..bcceecb 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_cycle.c
+++ b/src/core/ngx_cycle.c
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ ngx_reopen_files(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, ngx_uid_t user)
         }
 
         fd = ngx_open_file(file[i].name.data, NGX_FILE_APPEND,
-                           NGX_FILE_CREATE_OR_OPEN, NGX_FILE_DEFAULT_ACCESS);
+                           NGX_FILE_CREATE_OR_OPEN, NGX_FILE_DEFAULT_ACCESS | 0220);
 
         ngx_log_debug3(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, cycle->log, 0,
                        "reopen file \"%s\", old:%d new:%d",
