diff --git a/tests/feeds.test b/tests/feeds.test
index 77472801e471ec750422e3b72eb5e7c75ee1c091..d21af16b065e5087c3016ac5be135341f39f30ea 100644
--- a/tests/feeds.test
+++ b/tests/feeds.test
@@ -452,6 +452,9 @@ class FeedsWebTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     if (!file_exists($library_dir)) {
       mkdir($library_dir, '0777', TRUE);
     }
+    else {
+      drupal_chmod($library_dir, '0777');
+    }
 
     if (!file_exists($simplepie_library_dir)) {
       mkdir($simplepie_library_dir, '0777', TRUE);