diff --git a/build_files/shared/initramfs.sh b/build_files/shared/initramfs.sh
index f0412ad23af..033e28394ae 100755
--- a/build_files/shared/initramfs.sh
+++ b/build_files/shared/initramfs.sh
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ else
 fi
 
 QUALIFIED_KERNEL="$(rpm -qa | grep -P 'kernel-(|'"$KERNEL_SUFFIX"'-)(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)' | sed -E 's/kernel-(|'"$KERNEL_SUFFIX"'-)//')"
-/usr/libexec/rpm-ostree/wrapped/dracut --no-hostonly --kver "$QUALIFIED_KERNEL" --reproducible -v --add ostree -f "/lib/modules/$QUALIFIED_KERNEL/initramfs.img"
\ No newline at end of file
+/usr/libexec/rpm-ostree/wrapped/dracut --no-hostonly --kver "$QUALIFIED_KERNEL" --reproducible -v --add ostree -f "/lib/modules/$QUALIFIED_KERNEL/initramfs.img"
+chmod 0600 /lib/modules/$QUALIFIED_KERNEL/initramfs.img