diff --git a/soc/msm8916/init.msm8916.rc b/soc/msm8916/init.msm8916.rc
index 85460d6..28399d1 100644
--- a/soc/msm8916/init.msm8916.rc
+++ b/soc/msm8916/init.msm8916.rc
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-# TODO(ralphnathan): Determine why 0771 (b/24072709)
 on early-init
-    mkdir /firmware 0771 system system
+    mkdir /firmware 0700 system system
 
 on init
     symlink /dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name /dev/block/by-name
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@
     mount functionfs adb /dev/usb-ffs/adb uid=2000,gid=2000
     write /sys/class/android_usb/android0/f_ffs/aliases adb
     wait /dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name/modem
-    mount vfat /dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name/modem /firmware ro context=u:object_r:firmware_file:s0,shortname=lower,uid=1000,gid=1000,dmask=227,fmask=337
+    mount vfat /dev/block/platform/soc.0/7824900.sdhci/by-name/modem /firmware ro context=u:object_r:firmware_file:s0,shortname=lower,uid=1000,gid=1000,dmask=277,fmask=337
     chown bluetooth net_bt_stack /dev/smd2
     chown bluetooth net_bt_stack /dev/smd3
     chown system system /dev/ion