diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/02051_symlinks_to_user_files.sh b/tests/queries/0_stateless/02051_symlinks_to_user_files.sh
index fe3073f9ff2..dfdc71e0f0b 100755
--- a/tests/queries/0_stateless/02051_symlinks_to_user_files.sh
+++ b/tests/queries/0_stateless/02051_symlinks_to_user_files.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ file_path=$CUR_DIR/${FILE}
 
 touch ${file_path}
 ln -s ${file_path} ${symlink_path}
-chmod +w ${symlink_path}
+chmod ugo+w ${symlink_path}
 
 function cleanup()
 {