diff --git a/libntfs-3g/security.c b/libntfs-3g/security.c
index 2929d5c7..c2b0e43e 100644
--- a/libntfs-3g/security.c
+++ b/libntfs-3g/security.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 #define FILE_GWRITE (FILE_WRITE_DATA | FILE_APPEND_DATA | GENERIC_WRITE)
 #define FILE_GEXEC (FILE_EXECUTE | GENERIC_EXECUTE)
 #define DIR_GREAD (FILE_LIST_DIRECTORY | GENERIC_READ)
-#define DIR_GWRITE (FILE_ADD_FILE | GENERIC_WRITE)
+#define DIR_GWRITE (FILE_ADD_FILE | FILE_ADD_SUBDIRECTORY | GENERIC_WRITE)
 #define DIR_GEXEC (FILE_TRAVERSE | GENERIC_EXECUTE)
 
 	/* standard owner (and administrator) rights */