diff --git a/tools/fit_image.c b/tools/fit_image.c
index dd61a816c9..4301b5decb 100644
--- a/tools/fit_image.c
+++ b/tools/fit_image.c
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ static int copyfile(const char *src, const char *dst)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	fd_dst = open(dst, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, 0700);
+	fd_dst = open(dst, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, 0666);
 	if (fd_dst < 0) {
 		printf("Can't open file %s (%s)\n", dst, strerror(errno));
 		goto out;