diff --git a/testsuite/mdev.tests b/testsuite/mdev.tests
index 90379e668..388c41d52 100755
--- a/testsuite/mdev.tests
+++ b/testsuite/mdev.tests
@@ -47,6 +47,18 @@ brw-rw-rw- 1 1 1 8,0 sda
 " \
 	"" ""
 
+# continuing to use directory structure from prev test
+rm -rf mdev.testdir/dev/*
+echo "-.* 1:1 666" >mdev.testdir/etc/mdev.conf
+echo "sda 2:2 444" >>mdev.testdir/etc/mdev.conf
+testing "mdev does not stop on dash-rule" \
+	"env - PATH=$PATH ACTION=add DEVPATH=/block/sda chroot mdev.testdir /mdev 2>&1;
+	ls -ln mdev.testdir/dev | $FILTER_LS" \
+"\
+br--r--r-- 1 2 2 8,0 sda
+" \
+	"" ""
+
 # continuing to use directory structure from prev test
 rm -rf mdev.testdir/dev/*
 echo "sda 0:0 444 >disk/scsiA" >mdev.testdir/etc/mdev.conf
diff --git a/util-linux/mdev.c b/util-linux/mdev.c
index f965b6069..43527f645 100644
--- a/util-linux/mdev.c
+++ b/util-linux/mdev.c
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ static void make_device(char *path, int delete)
 			if (major == root_major && minor == root_minor)
 				symlink(device_name, "root");
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_MDEV_CONF
+			chmod(device_name, mode);
 			chown(device_name, ugid.uid, ugid.gid);
 # if ENABLE_FEATURE_MDEV_RENAME
 			if (alias) {