diff --git a/eclass/tmpfiles.eclass b/eclass/tmpfiles.eclass
index 7462257841287..2a6e7ce8866a2 100644
--- a/eclass/tmpfiles.eclass
+++ b/eclass/tmpfiles.eclass
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ dotmpfiles() {
 	done
 
 	(
+		insopts -m 0644
 		insinto /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d
 		doins "$@"
 	)
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ newtmpfiles() {
 	fi
 
 	(
+		insopts -m 0644
 		insinto /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d
 		newins "$@"
 	)