diff --git a/lustre/tests/acceptance-small.sh b/lustre/tests/acceptance-small.sh
index ecb8c4910c6d422b1a57a1b5f1c956a9130e289d..8dd76dea043de2484c7c57d166bd36d9aad00708 100755
--- a/lustre/tests/acceptance-small.sh
+++ b/lustre/tests/acceptance-small.sh
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ for NAME in $CONFIGS; do
 		rm -f /mnt/lustre/`hostname`/client.txt
 	fi
 
-	chown $UID $MOUNT && chmod 700 $MOUNT
+	chown $UID $MOUNT
 	which bonnie++ > /dev/null 2>&1 || BONNIE=no
 	if [ "$BONNIE" != "no" ]; then
 	        title bonnie