diff --git a/core/coms/socket/src/rentry.rs b/core/coms/socket/src/rentry.rs
index 50b0b0e5234d329be3e45fa955aee04590ac8dbf..59651f923d9f7a89f7116a20c61905d7ca9cc90e 100644
--- a/core/coms/socket/src/rentry.rs
+++ b/core/coms/socket/src/rentry.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ fn deserialize_pathbuf_vec(s: &str) -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>, core::error::Error>
     Ok(res)
 }
 
+fn deserialize_parse_mode(s: &str) -> Result<u32, core::error::Error> {
+    u32::from_str_radix(s, 8).map_err(|_| core::error::Error::ConfigureError {
+        msg: format!("Invalid SocketMode: {}", s),
+    })
+}
+
 fn deserialize_netlink_vec(s: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, core::error::Error> {
     Ok(vec![s.to_string()])
 }
@@ -92,7 +98,7 @@ pub(super) struct SectionSocket {
     #[entry(append, parser = deserialize_pathbuf_vec)]
     pub Symlinks: Vec<PathBuf>,
     pub PassSecurity: Option<bool>,
-    #[entry(default = 0o666)]
+    #[entry(default = 0o666, parser = deserialize_parse_mode)]
     pub SocketMode: u32,
     #[entry(default = String::new())]
     pub SocketUser: String,
@@ -408,3 +414,20 @@ impl ReDbTable for SocketReDb<u32, SocketReFrame> {
         self.0.switch_buffer(switch);
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+
+mod test {
+    use super::deserialize_parse_mode;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_deserialize_parse_mode() {
+        assert_eq!(deserialize_parse_mode("777").unwrap(), 0o777);
+        assert_eq!(deserialize_parse_mode("644").unwrap(), 0o644);
+        assert!(deserialize_parse_mode("-777").is_err());
+        assert!(deserialize_parse_mode("787").is_err());
+        assert!(deserialize_parse_mode("777aa").is_err());
+        assert!(deserialize_parse_mode("aaaaa").is_err());
+        assert!(deserialize_parse_mode("777 aa").is_err());
+    }
+}