diff --git a/src/initscripts/packages/frr b/src/initscripts/packages/frr
index 9ebb5f85b..5fa4e9fa8 100755
--- a/src/initscripts/packages/frr
+++ b/src/initscripts/packages/frr
@@ -13,8 +13,17 @@ DAEMONS="zebra bgpd ospfd staticd"
 
 case "${1}" in
 	start)
+		# Fix permissions of configuration directory
+		if [ -d "/etc/frr" ]; then
+			chown root.frr /etc/frr
+			chmod 775 /etc/frr
+		fi
+
 		for daemon in ${DAEMONS}; do
 			if [ -f "/etc/frr/${daemon}.conf" ]; then
+				# Set permissions
+				chown frr.frr "/etc/frr/${daemon}.conf"
+
 				boot_mesg "Starting FRRouting ${daemon}..."
 				loadproc "/usr/sbin/${daemon}" --daemon
 			fi