diff --git a/bin/make-main-dist.sh b/bin/make-main-dist.sh
index ace8e84ec77ae2480271b62a8e26effdadd051a8..d6d72c0df1429eafbd997cfbaf309d1a323e0c6b 100755
--- a/bin/make-main-dist.sh
+++ b/bin/make-main-dist.sh
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ install -d ${GROUP} ${OWNER} -m 0755 $DESTDIR/${MANDIR}
 install ${GROUP} ${OWNER} -m 0755 $TARGET/lisp/lisp $DESTDIR/bin/
 if [ "$EXECUTABLE" = "true" ]
 then
-    install ${GROUP} ${OWNER} -m 0555 $TARGET/lisp/lisp.a $DESTDIR/lib/cmucl/lib/
-    install ${GROUP} ${OWNER} -m 0555 $TARGET/lisp/exec-init.o $DESTDIR/lib/cmucl/lib/
-    install ${GROUP} ${OWNER} -m 0555 $TARGET/lisp/exec-final.o $DESTDIR/lib/cmucl/lib/
+    install ${GROUP} ${OWNER} -m 0644 $TARGET/lisp/lisp.a $DESTDIR/lib/cmucl/lib/
+    install ${GROUP} ${OWNER} -m 0644 $TARGET/lisp/exec-init.o $DESTDIR/lib/cmucl/lib/
+    install ${GROUP} ${OWNER} -m 0644 $TARGET/lisp/exec-final.o $DESTDIR/lib/cmucl/lib/
     install ${GROUP} ${OWNER} -m 0755 src/tools/linker.sh $DESTDIR/lib/cmucl/lib/
     if [ -f src/tools/$SCRIPT-cmucl-linker-script ]; then
 	install ${GROUP} ${OWNER} -m 0755 src/tools/$SCRIPT-cmucl-linker-script $DESTDIR/lib/cmucl/lib/