diff --git a/include/mk-osreldate.sh b/include/mk-osreldate.sh
index 952353c9fa2..239a66159b2 100755
--- a/include/mk-osreldate.sh
+++ b/include/mk-osreldate.sh
@@ -48,4 +48,5 @@ $COPYRIGHT
 #define __FreeBSD_version $RELDATE
 #endif
 EOF
+chmod 644 $tmpfile
 mv $tmpfile osreldate.h