diff --git a/modules/programs/bash/bash.nix b/modules/programs/bash/bash.nix
index f99d04e6335..8df97ceac5f 100644
--- a/modules/programs/bash/bash.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/bash/bash.nix
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ in
         # starts as a non-login shell.
         source = ./bashrc-user.sh;
         target = "skel/.bashrc";
+        mode = "0644";
       }
       
       { # Configuration for readline in bash.