diff --git a/WSLGd/main.cpp b/WSLGd/main.cpp
index 943ecd56..a7dc2037 100644
--- a/WSLGd/main.cpp
+++ b/WSLGd/main.cpp
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ try {
 
     std::filesystem::create_directories(c_xdgRuntimeDir);
     THROW_LAST_ERROR_IF(chown(c_xdgRuntimeDir, passwordEntry->pw_uid, passwordEntry->pw_gid) < 0);
-    THROW_LAST_ERROR_IF(chmod(c_xdgRuntimeDir, 0777) < 0);
+    THROW_LAST_ERROR_IF(chmod(c_xdgRuntimeDir, 0700) < 0);
 
     // Attempt to mount the virtiofs share for shared memory.
     bool isSharedMemoryMounted = false;