1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/install.c b/coreutils/install.c
index 24fb402af..2e604bec7 100644
--- a/coreutils/install.c
+++ b/coreutils/install.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ int install_main(int argc, char **argv)
         if (opts & OPT_PRESERVE_TIME) {
                 copy_flags |= FILEUTILS_PRESERVE_STATUS;
         }
-        mode = 0666;
+        mode = 0755; /* GNU coreutils 6.10 compat */
         if (opts & OPT_MODE)
                 bb_parse_mode(mode_str, &mode);
         uid = (opts & OPT_OWNER) ? get_ug_id(uid_str, xuname2uid) : getuid();
@@ -175,8 +175,9 @@ int install_main(int argc, char **argv)
                         }
                 }
 
-                /* Set the file mode */
-                if ((opts & OPT_MODE) && chmod(dest, mode) == -1) {
+                /* Set the file mode (always, not only with -m).
+                 * GNU coreutils 6.10 is not affected by umask. */
+                if (chmod(dest, mode) == -1) {
                         bb_perror_msg("can't change %s of %s", "permissions", dest);
                         ret = EXIT_FAILURE;
                 }