diff --git a/src/dns-manager/nm-dns-bind.c b/src/dns-manager/nm-dns-bind.c
index 55fce030c4..1a3243be89 100644
--- a/src/dns-manager/nm-dns-bind.c
+++ b/src/dns-manager/nm-dns-bind.c
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ update (NMDnsPlugin *plugin,
 		g_clear_error (&error);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	ignored = chmod (CONFFILE, 0600);
+	ignored = chmod (CONFFILE, 0644);
 
 	nm_log_dbg (LOGD_DNS, "BIND local caching DNS configuration:");
 	nm_log_dbg (LOGD_DNS, "%s", conf->str);
diff --git a/src/dns-manager/nm-dns-dnsmasq.c b/src/dns-manager/nm-dns-dnsmasq.c
index a602c54fa6..e44513be36 100644
--- a/src/dns-manager/nm-dns-dnsmasq.c
+++ b/src/dns-manager/nm-dns-dnsmasq.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ update (NMDnsPlugin *plugin,
 		g_clear_error (&error);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	ignored = chmod (CONFFILE, 0600);
+	ignored = chmod (CONFFILE, 0644);
 
 	nm_log_dbg (LOGD_DNS, "dnsmasq local caching DNS configuration:");
 	nm_log_dbg (LOGD_DNS, "%s", conf->str);