diff --git a/archive/diff.go b/archive/diff.go
index e20e4b1f02..87e8ac7dc4 100644
--- a/archive/diff.go
+++ b/archive/diff.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func ApplyLayer(dest string, layer ArchiveReader) error {
 			parent := filepath.Dir(hdr.Name)
 			parentPath := filepath.Join(dest, parent)
 			if _, err := os.Lstat(parentPath); err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {
-				err = os.MkdirAll(parentPath, 600)
+				err = os.MkdirAll(parentPath, 0600)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}