diff --git a/cmd/builder/internal/builder/main_test.go b/cmd/builder/internal/builder/main_test.go
index 383e16ab2f3..ec2c4d44283 100644
--- a/cmd/builder/internal/builder/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/builder/internal/builder/main_test.go
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ func TestGenerateAndCompile(t *testing.T) {
 				err := cfg.SetBackwardsCompatibility()
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				cfg.Distribution.OutputPath = t.TempDir()
-				assert.NoError(t, os.Chmod(cfg.Distribution.OutputPath, 0000))
+				assert.NoError(t, os.Chmod(cfg.Distribution.OutputPath, 0200))
 				cfg.Replaces = append(cfg.Replaces, replaces...)
 				return cfg
 			},