diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/manager/VmwareManagerImpl.java b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/manager/VmwareManagerImpl.java
index 50d8fe3c00c..11c836bca5e 100755
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/manager/VmwareManagerImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/manager/VmwareManagerImpl.java
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ public class VmwareManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements VmwareManager, Vmw
 
         // Change permissions for the mountpoint
         script = new Script(true, "chmod", _timeout, s_logger);
-        script.add("777", "*", "-R", mountPoint);
+        script.add("-R", "777", mountPoint);
         result = script.execute();
         if (result != null) {
             s_logger.warn("Unable to set permissions for " + mountPoint + " due to " + result);