diff --git a/data/Makefile b/data/Makefile
index 0ddf7f9..fd41704 100644
--- a/data/Makefile
+++ b/data/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PREFIX	= /usr/local
 DESTDIR	=
-MKDIR	= mkdir -p
+MKDIR	= mkdir -m 0755 -p
 INSTALL	= install
 RM	= rm -f
 
diff --git a/include/Makefile b/include/Makefile
index 88a5223..c5227f4 100644
--- a/include/Makefile
+++ b/include/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ PREFIX	= /usr/local
 DESTDIR	=
 RM	= rm -f
 LN	= ln -f
-MKDIR	= mkdir -p
+MKDIR	= mkdir -m 0755 -p
 INSTALL	= install
 INCLUDEDIR= $(PREFIX)/include
 
diff --git a/po/Makefile b/po/Makefile
index 5d93087..322b272 100644
--- a/po/Makefile
+++ b/po/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ PREFIX	= /usr/local
 DESTDIR	=
 RM	= rm -f
 LN	= ln -f
-MKDIR	= mkdir -p
+MKDIR	= mkdir -m 0755 -p
 INSTALL	= install
 
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index a76a6ac..319d331 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ CFLAGS	= -Wall -g -pedantic
 LDFLAGSF= `pkg-config --libs libDesktop`
 RM	= rm -f
 LN	= ln -f
-MKDIR	= mkdir -p
+MKDIR	= mkdir -m 0755 -p
 INSTALL	= install
 
 
diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index 7c32be7..6917fdd 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ CFLAGS	= -Wall -g -O2
 LDFLAGSF= `pkg-config --libs gtk+-2.0`
 RM	= rm -f
 LN	= ln -f
-MKDIR	= mkdir -p
+MKDIR	= mkdir -m 0755 -p
 INSTALL	= install