diff --git a/src/fccache.c b/src/fccache.c
index b5aa4ea..53df860 100644
--- a/src/fccache.c
+++ b/src/fccache.c
@@ -817,9 +817,9 @@ FcMakeDirectory (const FcChar8 *dir)
     if (!parent)
 	return FcFalse;
     if (access ((char *) parent, F_OK) == 0)
-	ret = mkdir ((char *) dir, 0777) == 0;
+	ret = mkdir ((char *) dir, 0755) == 0 && chmod ((char *) dir, 0755) == 0;
     else if (access ((char *) parent, F_OK) == -1)
-	ret = FcMakeDirectory (parent) && (mkdir ((char *) dir, 0777) == 0);
+	ret = FcMakeDirectory (parent) && (mkdir ((char *) dir, 0755) == 0) && chmod ((char *) dir, 0755) == 0;
     else
 	ret = FcFalse;
     FcStrFree (parent);
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ FcDirCacheWrite (FcCache *cache, FcConfig *config)
     if (!list)
 	return FcFalse;
     while ((test_dir = FcStrListNext (list))) {
-	if (access ((char *) test_dir, W_OK) == 0)
+	if (access ((char *) test_dir, W_OK|X_OK) == 0)
 	{
 	    cache_dir = test_dir;
 	    break;
@@ -866,6 +866,14 @@ FcDirCacheWrite (FcCache *cache, FcConfig *config)
 		    break;
 		}
 	    }
+	    /*
+	     * Otherwise, try making it writable
+	     */
+	    else if (chmod ((char *) test_dir, 0755) == 0)
+	    {
+		cache_dir = test_dir;
+		break;
+	    }
 	}
     }
     FcStrListDone (list);