diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_COMMON b/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
index b40c912e4..5878c2cbe 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ INSTALL_LIB_INSTALLS = $(addprefix $(INSTALL_LIB)/,$(notdir $(LIB_INSTALLS)))
 # Installed file permissions
 BIN_PERMISSIONS = 555
 LIB_PERMISSIONS = 444
+SHRLIB_PERMISSIONS = 555
 INSTALL_PERMISSIONS = 444
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/configure/RULES_BUILD b/configure/RULES_BUILD
index 0aa49de76..a8cba0d4e 100644
--- a/configure/RULES_BUILD
+++ b/configure/RULES_BUILD
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ $(INSTALL_LIB)/%.lib: %.lib
 
 $(INSTALL_SHRLIBS): $(INSTALL_SHRLIB)/%: %
 	$(ECHO) "Installing shared library $@"
-	@$(INSTALL_LIBRARY) -d -m $(LIB_PERMISSIONS) $< $(INSTALL_SHRLIB)
+	@$(INSTALL_LIBRARY) -d -m $(SHRLIB_PERMISSIONS) $< $(INSTALL_SHRLIB)
 ifneq ($(SHRLIB_SUFFIX),$(SHRLIB_SUFFIX_BASE))
 ifneq (,$(strip $(SHRLIB_VERSION)))
 	@$(RM) $(subst $(SHRLIB_SUFFIX),$(SHRLIB_SUFFIX_BASE),$@)