diff --git a/Lib/venv/__init__.py b/Lib/venv/__init__.py
index 4856594755..6769ab8026 100644
--- a/Lib/venv/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/venv/__init__.py
@@ -522,6 +522,7 @@ def skip_file(f):
                     with open(dstfile, 'wb') as f:
                         f.write(new_data)
                     shutil.copymode(srcfile, dstfile)
+                os.chmod(dstfile, 0o644)
 
     def upgrade_dependencies(self, context):
         logger.debug(