diff --git a/docs/Getting Started/Debian/Debian Buster Root on ZFS.rst b/docs/Getting Started/Debian/Debian Buster Root on ZFS.rst
index b0e8f5c..0fd1025 100644
--- a/docs/Getting Started/Debian/Debian Buster Root on ZFS.rst	
+++ b/docs/Getting Started/Debian/Debian Buster Root on ZFS.rst	
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ Step 3: System Installation
 
      zfs create                                 rpool/home
      zfs create -o mountpoint=/root             rpool/home/root
+     chmod 700 /mnt/root
      zfs create -o canmount=off                 rpool/var
      zfs create -o canmount=off                 rpool/var/lib
      zfs create                                 rpool/var/log
diff --git a/docs/Getting Started/Ubuntu/Ubuntu 20.04 Root on ZFS.rst b/docs/Getting Started/Ubuntu/Ubuntu 20.04 Root on ZFS.rst
index 0b30bbd..6568c48 100644
--- a/docs/Getting Started/Ubuntu/Ubuntu 20.04 Root on ZFS.rst	
+++ b/docs/Getting Started/Ubuntu/Ubuntu 20.04 Root on ZFS.rst	
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ Step 3: System Installation
      zfs create -o com.ubuntu.zsys:bootfs-datasets=rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_$UUID \
          -o canmount=on -o mountpoint=/root \
          rpool/USERDATA/root_$UUID
+     chmod 700 /mnt/root
 
    For a mirror or raidz topology, create a dataset for ``/boot/grub``::