1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/path.c b/path.c
index bb89fb02dc..d2c076d7cb 100644
--- a/path.c
+++ b/path.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ int adjust_shared_perm(const char *path)
 			    : 0));
 	if (S_ISDIR(mode))
 		mode |= S_ISGID;
-	if (chmod(path, mode) < 0)
+	if ((mode & st.st_mode) != mode && chmod(path, mode) < 0)
 		return -2;
 	return 0;
 }