diff --git a/etc/inc/util.inc b/etc/inc/util.inc
index d53b8852d7..45d9f72359 100644
--- a/etc/inc/util.inc
+++ b/etc/inc/util.inc
@@ -117,8 +117,10 @@ function lock($lock, $op = LOCK_SH) {
 	global $g, $cfglckkeyconsumers;
 	if (!$lock)
 		die(gettext("WARNING: You must give a name as parameter to lock() function."));
-	if (!file_exists("{$g['tmp_path']}/{$lock}.lock"))
+	if (!file_exists("{$g['tmp_path']}/{$lock}.lock")) {
 		@touch("{$g['tmp_path']}/{$lock}.lock");
+		@chmod("{$g['tmp_path']}/{$lock}.lock", 0666);
+	}
 	$cfglckkeyconsumers++;
 	if ($fp = fopen("{$g['tmp_path']}/{$lock}.lock", "w")) {
 		if (flock($fp, $op))