diff --git a/plocate.spec b/plocate.spec
index 788abff..3ec773d 100644
--- a/plocate.spec
+++ b/plocate.spec
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ fi
 %ghost %{_sysconfdir}/updatedb.conf
 %dir %{_sharedstatedir}/plocate
 %{_sharedstatedir}/plocate/CACHEDIR.TAG
-%ghost %attr(0620,-,plocate) %verify(not md5 mtime) %{_sharedstatedir}/plocate/plocate.db
+%ghost %attr(0640,-,plocate) %verify(not md5 mtime) %{_sharedstatedir}/plocate/plocate.db
 
 %changelog
 %autochangelog