diff --git a/qrexec/qrexec-daemon.c b/qrexec/qrexec-daemon.c
index 298ef9a..37c8182 100644
--- a/qrexec/qrexec-daemon.c
+++ b/qrexec/qrexec-daemon.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ void init(int xid)
     umask(0007);        // make the log readable by the "qubes" group
     logfd =
         open(qrexec_error_log_name, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC,
-         0640);
+         0660);
 
     if (logfd < 0) {
         perror("open");