diff --git a/fs/vfs/fs_stat.c b/fs/vfs/fs_stat.c
index 200e629dcf..b647b30b71 100644
--- a/fs/vfs/fs_stat.c
+++ b/fs/vfs/fs_stat.c
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ int inode_stat(FAR struct inode *inode, FAR struct stat *buf, int resolve)
   if (INODE_IS_SHM(inode))
     {
       buf->st_mode = S_IFSHM;
+      buf->st_mode |= S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
       buf->st_size = inode->i_size;
     }
   else