diff --git a/kernel/include/init/InitRD.h b/kernel/include/init/InitRD.h
index 9c7b89fe..d0ce7b42 100644
--- a/kernel/include/init/InitRD.h
+++ b/kernel/include/init/InitRD.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
 
 #define TAR_MAGIC "ustar"
 #define TAR_BLOCKSIZE 512
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ namespace InitRD
         uint64_t size;
         uint64_t size_in_blocks;
         void* addr;
+        mode_t mode;
     };
 
     uint64_t get_total_blocks();
diff --git a/kernel/src/init/InitRD.cpp b/kernel/src/init/InitRD.cpp
index 24ce377b..82382ded 100644
--- a/kernel/src/init/InitRD.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/init/InitRD.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ InitRD::File InitRD::get_file(TarHeader* header)
     }
     result.addr = (void*)((uint64_t)header + TAR_BLOCKSIZE);
     result.size_in_blocks = Utilities::get_blocks_from_size(TAR_BLOCKSIZE, result.size);
+    result.mode = 0;
+    multiplier = 1;
+    for (int i = 6; i >= 0; i--)
+    {
+        result.mode += (mode_t)(multiplier * (header->mode[i] - 48));
+        multiplier *= 8;
+    }
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -345,7 +352,7 @@ static bool initrd_register_file(InitRD::File& f, uint64_t inode)
                 node.read_func = initrd_read;
                 node.length = f.size;
                 node.type = VFS_FILE;
-                node.mode = 0555;
+                node.mode = f.mode & 07555; // don't allow writing
                 node.uid = node.gid = 0;
                 strncpy(node.name, buffer, sizeof(node.name));
                 strncpy(f.name, buffer, sizeof(f.name));