diff --git a/automount b/automount
index 8b4698d..0ecd353 100755
--- a/automount
+++ b/automount
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ then
   echo "  /  /  //  /  //  //  /  //        \\\  \  \  \\\  \  \\\  \  \\\  \  \\\  \_   "
   echo "  \_____\\\____/ \__\\\____//__________\\\__\__\__\\\____/ \_____\\\__\__\\\___\ "
   echo
-  echo "automount 1.7.3 2020/08/02"
+  echo "automount 1.7.3 2020/12/01"
   exit 0
 fi
 
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ case ${2} in
         FS_CHECK_CMD='fsck_msdosfs'
         FS_CHECK_ARGS="-C -y"
         FS_MOUNT_CMD='mount_msdosfs'
-        FS_MOUNT_ARGS="-o longnames -m 644 -M ${MNT_MODE} -D ${FAT_CODEPAGE} -L ${FAT_ENCODING} -u ${UID} -g ${GID} ${OPTS} ${LARGE} ${DEV} ${MNT}"
+        FS_MOUNT_ARGS="-o longnames -m 755 -M ${MNT_MODE} -D ${FAT_CODEPAGE} -L ${FAT_ENCODING} -u ${UID} -g ${GID} ${OPTS} ${LARGE} ${DEV} ${MNT}"
         ;;
       (${FS_TYPE_EXFAT})
         FS_CHECK_PORT='sysutils/exfat-utils'