diff --git a/selftest/target/Samba3.pm b/selftest/target/Samba3.pm
index 8404635b94d..5c86612aab7 100755
--- a/selftest/target/Samba3.pm
+++ b/selftest/target/Samba3.pm
@@ -909,7 +909,8 @@ sub provision($$$$$$)
 	map system = no
 	map readonly = no
 	store dos attributes = yes
-	create mask = 755
+	create mask = 0777
+	directory mask = 0777
 	dos filemode = yes
 	vfs objects = $vfs_modulesdir_abs/acl_xattr.so $vfs_modulesdir_abs/fake_acls.so $vfs_modulesdir_abs/xattr_tdb.so $vfs_modulesdir_abs/streams_depot.so
 
diff --git a/selftest/target/Samba4.pm b/selftest/target/Samba4.pm
index ab46f2a99fe..fbc8117ed5a 100644
--- a/selftest/target/Samba4.pm
+++ b/selftest/target/Samba4.pm
@@ -1390,7 +1390,8 @@ sub provision_plugin_s4_dc($$)
 
 	smbd:sharedelay = 100000
 	smbd:writetimeupdatedelay = 500000
-	create mask = 755
+	create mask = 0777
+	directory mask = 0777
 	dos filemode = yes
 
         dcerpc endpoint servers = -winreg -srvsvc