diff --git a/ping/Makefile.am b/ping/Makefile.am
index 9db9509..a3dbc83 100644
--- a/ping/Makefile.am
+++ b/ping/Makefile.am
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ ping_SOURCES = ping.c ping_common.c ping_echo.c ping_address.c \
   ping_router.c ping_timestamp.c ping_common.h  ping_impl.h ping.h libping.c
 ping6_SOURCES = ping6.c ping_common.c ping_common.h ping6.h
 
-SUIDMODE = -o root -m 4775
+SUIDMODE = -o root -m 4755
 
 install-ping-hook:
 	address@hidden program in $(bin_PROGRAMS); do \
diff --git a/rcp/Makefile.am b/rcp/Makefile.am
index 9ddec8b..701078d 100644
--- a/rcp/Makefile.am
+++ b/rcp/Makefile.am
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ LDADD = -L../libinetutils -linetutils -L../lib -lgnu \
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS)
 
-SUIDMODE = -o root -m 4775
+SUIDMODE = -o root -m 4755
 
 install-rcp-hook:
 	address@hidden(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(bin_PROGRAMS) $(SUIDMODE) $(AM_INSTALL_PROGRAM_FLAGS) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/`echo $(bin_PROGRAMS)|sed '$(transform)'` ; \
diff --git a/rlogin/Makefile.am b/rlogin/Makefile.am
index 1222091..120f10c 100644
--- a/rlogin/Makefile.am
+++ b/rlogin/Makefile.am
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ LDADD = -L../libinetutils -linetutils -L../lib -lgnu $(LIBUTIL) @LIBCRYPT@ @LIBA
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS)
 
-SUIDMODE = -o root -m 4775
+SUIDMODE = -o root -m 4755
 
 install-rlogin-hook:
 	address@hidden(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(bin_PROGRAMS) $(SUIDMODE) $(AM_INSTALL_PROGRAM_FLAGS) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/`echo $(bin_PROGRAMS)|sed '$(transform)'` ; \
diff --git a/rsh/Makefile.am b/rsh/Makefile.am
index 50e37f1..5cd3fe2 100644
--- a/rsh/Makefile.am
+++ b/rsh/Makefile.am
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ LDADD = -L../libinetutils -linetutils -L../lib -lgnu \
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS)
 
-SUIDMODE = -o root -m 4775
+SUIDMODE = -o root -m 4755
 
 install-rsh-hook:
 	address@hidden(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(bin_PROGRAMS) $(SUIDMODE) $(AM_INSTALL_PROGRAM_FLAGS) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/`echo $(bin_PROGRAMS)|sed '$(transform)'` ; \
diff --git a/traceroute/Makefile.am b/traceroute/Makefile.am
index db699dc..fd7b7a6 100644
--- a/traceroute/Makefile.am
+++ b/traceroute/Makefile.am
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/lib -I../lib -I$(top_srcdir)/libicmp -I$(top_srcdir)/
 
 LDADD = -L../libicmp -licmp -L../lib -lgnu
 
-SUIDMODE = -o root -m 4775
+SUIDMODE = -o root -m 4755
 
 install-traceroute-hook:
 	address@hidden program in $(bin_PROGRAMS); do \