diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f90dfabffa..e1b6045605 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ endif
 all:: gitk-wish $(ALL_MSGFILES)
 
 install:: all
-	$(INSTALL) gitk-wish '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)'/gitk
-	$(INSTALL) -d '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(msgsdir_SQ)'
-	$(foreach p,$(ALL_MSGFILES), $(INSTALL) $p '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(msgsdir_SQ)' &&) true
+	$(INSTALL) -m 755 gitk-wish '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)'/gitk
+	$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(msgsdir_SQ)'
+	$(foreach p,$(ALL_MSGFILES), $(INSTALL) -m 644 $p '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(msgsdir_SQ)' &&) true
 
 uninstall::
 	$(foreach p,$(ALL_MSGFILES), $(RM) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(msgsdir_SQ)'/$(notdir $p) &&) true