diff --git a/mbfido/Makefile b/mbfido/Makefile
index 9c36dd6c..20b94c4e 100644
--- a/mbfido/Makefile
+++ b/mbfido/Makefile
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ clean:
 
 install:	all
 		${INSTALL} -c -s -o ${OWNER} -g ${GROUP} -m 4750 mbfido  ${BINDIR}
-		${INSTALL} -c -s -o ${OWNER} -g ${GROUP} -m 0700 mbseq   ${BINDIR}
+		${INSTALL} -c -s -o ${OWNER} -g ${GROUP} -m 0750 mbseq   ${BINDIR}
 		${INSTALL} -c -s -o ${OWNER} -g ${GROUP} -m 0700 mbaff   ${BINDIR}
 		${INSTALL} -c -s -o ${OWNER} -g ${GROUP} -m 0700 mbindex ${BINDIR}
 		${INSTALL} -c -s -o ${OWNER} -g ${GROUP} -m 0700 mbdiff  ${BINDIR}
 		${INSTALL} -c -s -o ${OWNER} -g ${GROUP} -m 0700 mbfile  ${BINDIR}
-		${INSTALL} -c -s -o ${OWNER} -g ${GROUP} -m 0700 mbmsg   ${BINDIR}
+		${INSTALL} -c -s -o ${OWNER} -g ${GROUP} -m 0750 mbmsg   ${BINDIR}
 		rm -f ${BINDIR}/mbmail
 		${LN_S}  ${BINDIR}/mbfido ${BINDIR}/mbmail
 		rm -f ${BINDIR}/mbnews
diff --git a/mbsebbs/Makefile b/mbsebbs/Makefile
index b14de361..2965cabd 100644
--- a/mbsebbs/Makefile
+++ b/mbsebbs/Makefile
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ install:	all
 		${INSTALL} -c -s -o ${OWNER} -g ${GROUP}  -m 6750 mbnewusr  ${BINDIR}
 		${INSTALL} -c -s -o ${OWNER} -g ${GROUP}  -m 0700 mball     ${BINDIR}
 		${INSTALL} -c -s -o ${OWNER} -g ${GROUP}  -m 0700 mblang    ${BINDIR}
-		${INSTALL} -c -s -o ${OWNER} -g ${GROUP}  -m 0700 mbstat    ${BINDIR}
+		${INSTALL} -c -s -o ${OWNER} -g ${GROUP}  -m 0750 mbstat    ${BINDIR}
 		${INSTALL} -c -s -o ${OWNER} -g ${GROUP}  -m 0700 mbtoberep ${BINDIR}
 		${INSTALL} -c -s -o ${ROWNER} -g ${RGROUP} -m 6711 mbuser    ${BINDIR}
 		@rm -f mbchat