diff --git a/src/platform/platform_unix.cpp b/src/platform/platform_unix.cpp
index d5a88201b3..a0f643d154 100644
--- a/src/platform/platform_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/platform_unix.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,14 @@ bool mp::platform::Platform::set_permissions(const std::filesystem::path& path,
     std::error_code ec{};
     std::filesystem::permissions(path, permissions, ec);
 
-    return !static_cast<bool>(ec);
+    if (ec)
+    {
+        mpl::log(mpl::Level::warning,
+                 "permissions",
+                 fmt::format("failed to set permissions for {}: {}", path.u8string(), ec.message()));
+    }
+
+    return !ec;
 }
 
 bool mp::platform::Platform::symlink(const char* target, const char* link, bool is_dir) const
diff --git a/tests/linux/test_platform_linux.cpp b/tests/linux/test_platform_linux.cpp
index a6a7f0491e..962060e6b4 100644
--- a/tests/linux/test_platform_linux.cpp
+++ b/tests/linux/test_platform_linux.cpp
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ TEST_F(PlatformLinux, create_alias_script_overwrites)
 
     EXPECT_CALL(*mock_utils, make_file_with_content(_, _, true)).Times(1);
     EXPECT_CALL(*mock_file_ops, get_permissions(_))
-        .WillOnce(Return(std::filesystem::perms::owner_read | std::filesystem::perms::owner_write));
+        .WillOnce(Return(mp::fs::perms::owner_read | mp::fs::perms::owner_write));
     EXPECT_CALL(*mock_platform, set_permissions(_, _)).WillOnce(Return(true));
 
     // Calls the platform function directly since MP_PLATFORM is mocked.
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ TEST_F(PlatformLinux, create_alias_script_throws_if_cannot_set_permissions)
 
     EXPECT_CALL(*mock_utils, make_file_with_content(_, _, true)).Times(1);
     EXPECT_CALL(*mock_file_ops, get_permissions(_))
-        .WillOnce(Return(std::filesystem::perms::owner_read | std::filesystem::perms::owner_write));
+        .WillOnce(Return(mp::fs::perms::owner_read | mp::fs::perms::owner_write));
     EXPECT_CALL(*mock_platform, set_permissions(_, _)).WillOnce(Return(false));
 
     MP_EXPECT_THROW_THAT(