diff --git a/utilities/logmgmt/logmgmt/logmgmt/logmgmt.py b/utilities/logmgmt/logmgmt/logmgmt/logmgmt.py
index 8850e2ac..c8d787c8 100644
--- a/utilities/logmgmt/logmgmt/logmgmt/logmgmt.py
+++ b/utilities/logmgmt/logmgmt/logmgmt/logmgmt.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class LogMgmtDaemon():
         my_exec = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
 
         if not os.path.exists(LOG_DIR):
-            os.mkdir(LOG_DIR, 0755)
+            os.mkdir(LOG_DIR, 0o755)
 
         log_format = '%(asctime)s: ' \
                      + my_exec + '[%(process)s]: ' \