diff --git a/cmds/installd/commands.c b/cmds/installd/commands.c
index c16e6fb..a52f74a 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/commands.c
+++ b/cmds/installd/commands.c
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@
         ALOGE("cannot create dir '%s': %s\n", pkgdir, strerror(errno));
         return -errno;
     }
+    if (chmod(pkgdir, 0751) < 0) {
+        ALOGE("cannot chmod dir '%s': %s\n", pkgdir, strerror(errno));
+        unlink(pkgdir);
+        return -errno;
+    }
     if (chown(pkgdir, uid, uid) < 0) {
         ALOGE("cannot chown dir '%s': %s\n", pkgdir, strerror(errno));
         unlink(pkgdir);