diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.own.mk b/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
index 6205faf61a2..aec88d64850 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ NOBINMODE?=	444
 KMODDIR?=	/boot/modules
 KMODOWN?=	${BINOWN}
 KMODGRP?=	${BINGRP}
-KMODMODE?=	${BINMODE}
+KMODMODE?=	${NOBINMODE}
 DTBDIR?=	/boot/dtb
 DTBODIR?=	/boot/dtb/overlays
 DTBOWN?=	root