diff --git a/apps/files/js/filelist.js b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
index 2e3f3e2ebb62a..becaa5ecb34c8 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/filelist.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
@@ -2191,7 +2191,7 @@
 
 		_updateDirectoryPermissions: function() {
 			var isCreatable = (this.dirInfo.permissions & OC.PERMISSION_CREATE) !== 0 && this.$el.find('#free_space').val() !== '0';
-			this.$el.find('#permissions').val(permissions);
+			this.$el.find('#permissions').val(this.dirInfo.permissions);
 			this.$el.find('.creatable').toggleClass('hidden', !isCreatable);
 			this.$el.find('.notCreatable').toggleClass('hidden', isCreatable);
 		},