diff --git a/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist b/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist
index 3d8125805255..736070881188 100644
--- a/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist
+++ b/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist
@@ -1,78 +1,78 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 # Please see the file src/etc/mtree/README before making changes to this file.
 #
 
 /set type=dir uname=root gname=wheel mode=0755
 .
     bin
     ..
     boot
         defaults
         ..
         kernel
         ..
         modules
         ..
     ..
-    dev
+    dev	mode=0555
     ..
     etc
         X11
         ..
         defaults
         ..
         gnats
         ..
         isdn            mode=0700
         ..
         kerberosIV
         ..
         mail
         ..
         mtree
         ..
         namedb
 # leave commented out until buildworld/installworld can
 # handle new user ids
 #             s               uname=bind gname=bind mode=0750
 #             ..
         ..
         pam.d
         ..
         periodic
             daily
             ..
             monthly
             ..
             security
             ..
             weekly
             ..
         ..
         ppp
         ..
         rc.d
         ..
         skel
         ..
         ssh
         ..
         ssl
         ..
     ..
     mnt
     ..
     proc            mode=0555
     ..
     root
     ..
     sbin
     ..
     tmp             mode=01777
     ..
     usr
     ..
     var
     ..
 ..