diff --git a/srcpkgs/ncurses/ncurses-libs.template b/srcpkgs/ncurses/ncurses-libs.template
index 4407989bf2e..f90aa5297cd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ncurses/ncurses-libs.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ncurses/ncurses-libs.template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains the shared libraries."
 
-revision=2
+revision=3
 
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run ncurses-base
@@ -16,5 +16,7 @@ do_install()
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
 
 	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/libncurses.so* ${DESTDIR}/lib
+	chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}/lib/*.so*
 	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib*.so.* ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+	chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/*.so*
 }