diff --git a/sshpty.c b/sshpty.c
index 7bb764163..15da8c649 100644
--- a/sshpty.c
+++ b/sshpty.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: sshpty.c,v 1.29 2014/09/03 18:55:07 djm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: sshpty.c,v 1.30 2015/07/30 23:09:15 djm Exp $ */
 /*
  * Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>
  * Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>, Espoo, Finland
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ pty_setowner(struct passwd *pw, const char *tty)
 	/* Determine the group to make the owner of the tty. */
 	grp = getgrnam("tty");
 	gid = (grp != NULL) ? grp->gr_gid : pw->pw_gid;
-	mode = (grp != NULL) ? 0622 : 0600;
+	mode = (grp != NULL) ? 0620 : 0600;
 
 	/*
 	 * Change owner and mode of the tty as required.