diff --git a/bin/csh/Makefile b/bin/csh/Makefile
--- a/bin/csh/Makefile
+++ b/bin/csh/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 ETC=	csh.cshrc csh.login csh.logout
 ROOT=	dot.cshrc dot.login
 ROOTDIR=	/root
+ROOTDIR_MODE=	0750
 ROOTNAME_dot.cshrc=	.cshrc
 ROOTNAME_dot.login=	.login
 TCSHDIR= ${SRCTOP}/contrib/tcsh
diff --git a/bin/sh/Makefile b/bin/sh/Makefile
--- a/bin/sh/Makefile
+++ b/bin/sh/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 ETC=	profile
 ROOT=	dot.shrc dot.profile
 ROOTDIR=	/root
+ROOTDIR_MODE=	0750
 ROOTNAME_dot.shrc=	.shrc
 ROOTNAME_dot.profile=	.profile
 PACKAGE=runtime