diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_mount.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_mount.go
index 62f8a5efa..906f450ed 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_mount.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_mount.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (cmd CmdMount) Execute(args []string) error {
 	if _, err := os.Stat(mountpoint); err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			cmd.global.Verbosef("Mountpoint %s doesn't exist, creating it\n", mountpoint)
-			err = os.Mkdir(mountpoint, os.ModeDir|0755)
+			err = os.Mkdir(mountpoint, os.ModeDir|0700)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}