diff --git a/src/etc/mtree/4.4BSD.dist b/src/etc/mtree/4.4BSD.dist
index 06adda02..b95028d9 100644
--- a/src/etc/mtree/4.4BSD.dist
+++ b/src/etc/mtree/4.4BSD.dist
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: 4.4BSD.dist,v 1.23 1996/08/27 03:05:33 dm Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: 4.4BSD.dist,v 1.24 1996/08/29 06:31:25 dm Exp $
 
 /set type=dir uname=root gname=wheel mode=0755
 # .
@@ -1505,7 +1505,7 @@ rdist
 ..
 
 # ./var/mail
-mail	mode=1777
+mail
 # ./var/mail
 ..
 
diff --git a/src/etc/mtree/4.4BSD.var b/src/etc/mtree/4.4BSD.var
index 18b729d8..1da1ba29 100644
--- a/src/etc/mtree/4.4BSD.var
+++ b/src/etc/mtree/4.4BSD.var
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: 4.4BSD.var,v 1.4 1996/08/27 03:05:36 dm Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: 4.4BSD.var,v 1.5 1996/08/29 06:31:25 dm Exp $
 #	$NetBSD: 4.4BSD.var,v 1.3 1996/05/12 23:30:47 thorpej Exp $
 #
 #	   user: bostic
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ rdist           type=dir mode=0775
 
 # ./mail
 /set type=file gname=guest uname=root mode=0600
-mail            type=dir uname=root gname=wheel mode=1777
+mail            type=dir uname=root gname=wheel mode=0755
 # ./mail
 ..