diff --git a/roles/xdg-mime-meta/tasks/main.yml b/roles/xdg-mime-meta/tasks/main.yml
index 17424c7..b0e2ed9 100644
--- a/roles/xdg-mime-meta/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/xdg-mime-meta/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   file:
     state: directory
     path: "{{ xdg_mime_config_dir }}"
-    mode: 0755
+    mode: 0700
 
 - name: ensure xdg utilities are installed
   include_role: