diff --git a/vfs/ChangeLog b/vfs/ChangeLog
index 9fee64058..c220b6b69 100644
--- a/vfs/ChangeLog
+++ b/vfs/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2002-12-09  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
 
+	* extfs.c (__find_entry): When creating entried for regular
+	files, set initial permissions to S_IFREG | 0666.  This fixes
+	problems with viewing and editing newly added files.
+
 	* extfs/bpp: Fix file sizes, contents of INSTALL and UPGRADE.
 
 2002-12-08  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
diff --git a/vfs/extfs.c b/vfs/extfs.c
index 20c471e27..d506f34a1 100644
--- a/vfs/extfs.c
+++ b/vfs/extfs.c
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ __find_entry (struct entry *dir, char *name,
 		    pent = generate_entry (dir->inode->archive, p, pdir, S_IFDIR | 0777);
 		}
 		if (pent == NULL && make_file) { 
-		    pent = generate_entry (dir->inode->archive, p, pdir, 0777);
+		    pent = generate_entry (dir->inode->archive, p, pdir, S_IFREG | 0666);
 		}
 	    }
 	}