diff --git a/french/mozilla-flp/pkg-plist b/french/mozilla-flp/pkg-plist
index 5303a2aacaba..08705364c8fc 100644
--- a/french/mozilla-flp/pkg-plist
+++ b/french/mozilla-flp/pkg-plist
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 %%MOZDIR%%/chrome/FR.jar
 %%MOZDIR%%/chrome/fr-FR.jar
 %%MOZDIR%%/chrome/fr-unix.jar
-%%MOZDIR%%/chrome/user-locales.rdf
-%%MOZDIR%%/chrome/user-skins.rdf
 %%MOZDIR%%/components/myspell/fr-FR.aff
 %%MOZDIR%%/components/myspell/fr-FR.dic
 %%MOZDIR%%/defaults/isp/FR/movemail.rdf
diff --git a/www/mozex/pkg-install.xpi b/www/mozex/pkg-install.xpi
index 829c6f129ef4..cf216dc45c80 100644
--- a/www/mozex/pkg-install.xpi
+++ b/www/mozex/pkg-install.xpi
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ rm -f $MOZDIR/component.reg
 
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$MOZDIR MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME=$MOZDIR $MOZDIR/regxpcom || true
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$MOZDIR MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME=$MOZDIR $MOZDIR/regchrome || true
-touch $MOZDIR/chrome/user-skins.rdf $MOZDIR/chrome/user-locales.rdf
+
+if [ -d "$MOZDIR/searchplugins" ]; then
+	chmod -R u+w "$MOZDIR/searchplugins"
+fi
+#touch $MOZDIR/chrome/user-skins.rdf $MOZDIR/chrome/user-locales.rdf
 
 [ "x$2" = "xPOST-INSTALL" ] || rm $MOZDIR/chrome/installed-chrome.txt.bak