diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/bind/bind/conf.patch b/meta/recipes-connectivity/bind/bind/conf.patch
index aad345f9fcf..05b11ce5e35 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/bind/bind/conf.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/bind/bind/conf.patch
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ diff -urN bind-9.3.1.orig/init.d bind-9.3.1/init.d
 +	modprobe capability >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
 +	if [ ! -f /etc/bind/rndc.key ]; then
 +	    /usr/sbin/rndc-confgen -a -b 512 -r /dev/urandom
-+	    chmod 0640 /etc/bind/rndc.key
++	    chmod 0644 /etc/bind/rndc.key
 +	fi
 +	if [ -f /var/run/named/named.pid ]; then
 +	    ps `cat /var/run/named/named.pid` > /dev/null && exit 1