diff --git a/sys/fs/fuse/fuse_device.c b/sys/fs/fuse/fuse_device.c
index 6539a88f45c2..23271d4c2c1a 100644
--- a/sys/fs/fuse/fuse_device.c
+++ b/sys/fs/fuse/fuse_device.c
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ fuse_device_init(void)
 {
 
 	fuse_dev = make_dev(&fuse_device_cdevsw, 0, UID_ROOT, GID_OPERATOR,
-	    S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP, "fuse");
+	    S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP | S_IROTH | S_IWOTH, "fuse");
 	if (fuse_dev == NULL)
 		return (ENOMEM);
 	return (0);