diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index af235d7ec65296a48abccc99e2d17919a02b4acf..26af68507ad2e7fb6084f3ad8383965a7c4cb35c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ install: $(BIN_FILES) $(SBIN_FILES) $(LIB_FILES) $(ETC_LBU_FILES)
 	install -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/lib
 	install -m 755 $(LIB_FILES) $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/lib
 	install -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)/$(sysconfdir)
-	install -m 755 $(ETC_LBU_FILES) $(DESTDIR)/$(sysconfdir)
+	install -m 644 $(ETC_LBU_FILES) $(DESTDIR)/$(sysconfdir)
 
 uninstall:
 	for i in $(SBIN_FILES); do \