diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ff6a00906a..a09d6e0036 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -224,9 +224,9 @@ install-doc: $(DOCS)
 	$(INSTALL) -m 644 qemu-doc.html  qemu-tech.html "$(DESTDIR)$(docdir)"
 ifndef CONFIG_WIN32
 	mkdir -p "$(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1"
-	$(INSTALL) qemu.1 qemu-img.1 "$(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1"
+	$(INSTALL) -m 644 qemu.1 qemu-img.1 "$(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1"
 	mkdir -p "$(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man8"
-	$(INSTALL) qemu-nbd.8 "$(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man8"
+	$(INSTALL) -m 644 qemu-nbd.8 "$(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man8"
 endif
 
 install: all $(if $(BUILD_DOCS),install-doc)