diff --git a/cockatrice/src/client/settings/cache_settings.cpp b/cockatrice/src/client/settings/cache_settings.cpp
index 86032cbfc..993140d48 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/client/settings/cache_settings.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/client/settings/cache_settings.cpp
@@ -264,8 +264,7 @@ void SettingsCache::loadPaths()
         if (!QFile::copy(QStringLiteral(":/resources/continuumatrice-empty-carddatabase.xml"), initialCardDb)) {
             qCWarning(SettingsCacheLog) << "Could not create Continuumatrice starter database:" << initialCardDb;
         } else {
-            QFile::setPermissions(initialCardDb, QFile::ReadOwner | QFile::WriteOwner |
-                                                   QFile::ReadUser | QFile::WriteUser);
+            QFile::setPermissions(initialCardDb, QFile::ReadOwner | QFile::WriteOwner);
         }
     }
     computeFilePath("tokenDatabase", dataPath + "/tokens.xml");