diff --git a/tools/install.sh b/tools/install.sh
index 4e5a8b9f..d913b60b 100755
--- a/tools/install.sh
+++ b/tools/install.sh
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ if test "$symlink" ; then
 ln -s "$1" "$tmp"
 else
 cat < "$1" > "$tmp"
+chmod "$mode" "$tmp"
 fi
 
 mv -f "$tmp" "$2"
@@ -60,6 +61,4 @@ printf "%s: %s is a directory\n" "$0" "$dst" 1>&2
 exit 1
 }
 
-test "$symlink" || chmod "$mode" "$2"
-
 exit 0