diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 4b0c466..ce008fa 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 	@chgrp games ${DOPEBIN} || chgrp wheel ${DOPEBIN} || \
 	  ( echo "WARNING: Cannot change group of dopewars binary - the high"; \
 	    echo "score file may be unreadable or unwriteable by some users" )
-	chmod 2755 ${DOPEBIN}
+	chmod 755 ${DOPEBIN}
 
 install-data-local:
 	${mkinstalldirs} ${PIXDIR}