diff --git a/mote/v2/openwrt/files/etc/rc.local b/mote/v2/openwrt/files/etc/rc.local
index 584da98..ff23f53 100644
--- a/mote/v2/openwrt/files/etc/rc.local
+++ b/mote/v2/openwrt/files/etc/rc.local
@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@
 
 # set the wifi led pin (=GPIO 7) direction to output
 gpioctl dirout 7
+# set rw permissions for spidev
+chmod 666 /dev/spidev0.0
 
 exit 0