diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_COMMON b/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
index 255ae020d..e0fcf6741 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
@@ -352,6 +352,12 @@ INSTALL_CONFIGS = $(CONFIGS:%= $(INSTALL_CONFIG)/%)
 INSTALL_BIN_INSTALLS = $(addprefix $(INSTALL_BIN)/,$(notdir $(BIN_INSTALLS)))
 INSTALL_LIB_INSTALLS = $(addprefix $(INSTALL_LIB)/,$(notdir $(LIB_INSTALLS)))
 
+#---------------------------------------------------------------
+# Installed file permissions
+BIN_PERMISSIONS = 555
+LIB_PERMISSIONS = 644
+INSTALL_PERMISSIONS = 644
+
 #---------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # auto determine the directory paths that things are installed to