diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2892a9ff49..cbaba86732 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ if ( [ ! -c /dev/net/tun ] ); then
 		mkdir -m 755 /dev/net
 	fi
 	mknod /dev/net/tun c 10 200
+	chmod 0755 /dev/net/tun
 fi
 
 # Load the tun module if not already loaded