diff --git a/start-ssh b/start-ssh
index b9d7218e9486ab5ad5eabcabfcd03af2ec6f7eb0..9f4b233f44880356a85b759ac6f9a705bd1bb63a 100755
--- a/start-ssh
+++ b/start-ssh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/system/bin/sh
 
+umask 077
+
 # DEBUG=1
 
 DSA_KEY=/data/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key