diff --git a/src/drivers/sdl/config.cpp b/src/drivers/sdl/config.cpp
index 66d6815a..a1fb500d 100644
--- a/src/drivers/sdl/config.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/sdl/config.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ CreateDirs(const std::string &dir)
 
 #if defined(WIN32) || defined(NEED_MINGW_HACKS)
     mkdir(dir.c_str());
+    chmod(dir.c_str(), 755);
     for(x = 0; x < 6; x++) {
         subdir = dir + PSS + subs[x];
         mkdir(subdir.c_str());