diff --git a/libnetwork/osl/namespace_linux.go b/libnetwork/osl/namespace_linux.go
index 9b2c82eda6..1b7b230380 100644
--- a/libnetwork/osl/namespace_linux.go
+++ b/libnetwork/osl/namespace_linux.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func createBasePath() {
-	err := os.MkdirAll(prefix, 0644)
+	err := os.MkdirAll(prefix, 0755)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic("Could not create net namespace path directory")
 	}
diff --git a/libnetwork/sandbox.go b/libnetwork/sandbox.go
index bd473947aa..e0a3b2e5b0 100644
--- a/libnetwork/sandbox.go
+++ b/libnetwork/sandbox.go
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ func (sb *sandbox) clearNetworkResources(ep *endpoint) error {
 
 const (
 	defaultPrefix = "/var/lib/docker/network/files"
+	dirPerm       = 0755
 	filePerm      = 0644
 )
 
@@ -777,7 +778,7 @@ func (eh *epHeap) Pop() interface{} {
 }
 
 func createBasePath(dir string) error {
-	return os.MkdirAll(dir, filePerm)
+	return os.MkdirAll(dir, dirPerm)
 }
 
 func createFile(path string) error {