diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3f2e3a47302..77881dbc492 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ matrix:
           sudo: required
           dist: trusty
           before_script:
-              - sudo mount -o remount,exec,size=2G /run/user
+              - sudo mount -o remount,exec,size=2G,mode=755 /run/user
           script: ./maintainers/scripts/travis-nox-review-pr.sh pr
         - os: osx
           osx_image: xcode7.3