diff --git a/env/merlin/sysconfigs/packages.yaml b/env/merlin/sysconfigs/packages.yaml
index c12a644..0f83fbf 100644
--- a/env/merlin/sysconfigs/packages.yaml
+++ b/env/merlin/sysconfigs/packages.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ packages:
       - intel-mkl
     target:
     - haswell
+    permissions:
+      write: user
+      read: user
   autoconf:
     buildable: false
     externals: