--- src/gpart.c	2001-02-07 18:08:08.000000000 +0000
+++ src/gpart.c	2009-03-10 21:29:43.000000000 +0000
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ 
 {
 	int		fd, ret = 0;
 
-	if ((fd = open(bfile,O_WRONLY|O_CREAT)) < 0)
+	if ((fd = open(bfile,O_WRONLY|O_CREAT,0644)) < 0)
 		return (ret);
 
 	if (write(fd,d->d_pt.t_boot,512) == 512)