diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index dd43822..d0ae691 100644
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ want_check() {
 }
 
 default_cleanup_srcdir() {
+	if option_has options_has "chmod-clean" && test -d "$srcdir"; then
+		chmod -R +w "$srcdir"
+	fi
 	rm -rf "$srcdir"
 }