diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/appinfo/update.php b/apps/files_sharing/appinfo/update.php
index 857d0914872c265a3da9d852ca936d4b609b8e1c..21f23c652d13dd4edb927a7a06dc32115b4afa80 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/appinfo/update.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/appinfo/update.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if (version_compare($installedVersion, '0.3', '<')) {
 				$itemType = 'file';
 			}
 			if ($row['permissions'] == 0) {
-				$permissions = OCP\Share::PERMISSION_READ;
+				$permissions = OCP\Share::PERMISSION_READ | OCP\Share::PERMISSION_SHARE;
 			} else {
 				$permissions = OCP\Share::PERMISSION_READ | OCP\Share::PERMISSION_UPDATE | OCP\Share::PERMISSION_SHARE;
 				if ($itemType == 'folder') {