diff --git a/sbin/fsck_ffs/dir.c b/sbin/fsck_ffs/dir.c
index 47e2bb452ffb..5a918748d380 100644
--- a/sbin/fsck_ffs/dir.c
+++ b/sbin/fsck_ffs/dir.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include "fsck.h"
 
 const char	*lfname = "lost+found";
-int	lfmode = 01777;
+int	lfmode = 0700;
 struct	dirtemplate emptydir = {
 	0, DIRBLKSIZ, DT_UNKNOWN, 0, "",
 	0, 0, DT_UNKNOWN, 0, ""