diff --git a/daemon/remote.c b/daemon/remote.c
index adf038389..183f6d4dc 100644
--- a/daemon/remote.c
+++ b/daemon/remote.c
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ add_open(const char* ip, int nr, struct listen_port** list, int noproto_is_err,
 		 */
 		if(fd != -1) {
 #ifdef HAVE_CHOWN
+			chmod(ip, (mode_t)(S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP));
 			if (cfg->username && cfg->username[0] &&
 				cfg_uid != (uid_t)-1) {
 				if(chown(ip, cfg_uid, cfg_gid) == -1)
@@ -307,7 +308,6 @@ add_open(const char* ip, int nr, struct listen_port** list, int noproto_is_err,
 					  (unsigned)cfg_uid, (unsigned)cfg_gid,
 					  ip, strerror(errno));
 			}
-			chmod(ip, (mode_t)(S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP));
 #else
 			(void)cfg;
 #endif