diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeviceconfigwizard.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeviceconfigwizard.cpp
index 9f9ca495212..e9309ce8398 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeviceconfigwizard.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeviceconfigwizard.cpp
@@ -415,6 +415,8 @@ private:
             enableInput();
             return;
         }
+        QFile::setPermissions(privateKeyFilePath(),
+            QFile::ReadOwner | QFile::WriteOwner);
 
         m_ui->statusLabel->setText(m_ui->statusLabel->text() + tr("Done."));
         m_isComplete = true;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshconfigdialog.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshconfigdialog.cpp
index 2d1c487a173..6eda014e587 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshconfigdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemosshconfigdialog.cpp
@@ -131,4 +131,6 @@ void MaemoSshConfigDialog::saveKey(bool publicKey)
             : m_keyGenerator->privateKey());
     if (saver.finalize(this) && !publicKey)
         emit privateKeyGenerated(fileName);
+    if (!publicKey)
+        QFile::setPermissions(fileName, QFile::ReadOwner | QFile::WriteOwner);
 }