diff --git a/test/windows/UnitTests.cpp b/test/windows/UnitTests.cpp
index 989aaf8..781221f 100644
--- a/test/windows/UnitTests.cpp
+++ b/test/windows/UnitTests.cpp
@@ -6267,5 +6267,14 @@ Error code: Wsl/InstallDistro/WSL_E_INVALID_JSON\r\n",
             std::wstring::npos);
     }
 
+    TEST_METHOD(InitPermissions)
+    {
+        WSL2_TEST_ONLY();
+
+        auto [out, _] = LxsstuLaunchWslAndCaptureOutput(L"stat -c %a /init");
+
+        VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(out, L"755\n");
+    }
+
 }; // namespace UnitTests
 } // namespace UnitTests
diff --git a/tools/bin2cpio/CPIOImage.pm b/tools/bin2cpio/CPIOImage.pm
index 78bfacf..d576cd4 100644
--- a/tools/bin2cpio/CPIOImage.pm
+++ b/tools/bin2cpio/CPIOImage.pm
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ use constant TRAILER => "TRAILER!!!";
 #      like initramfs.
 #
 use constant INODE => 0;
-use constant MODE => oct("100777");
+use constant MODE => oct("100755");
 use constant UID => 0;
 use constant GID => 0;
 use constant NLINK => 0;