diff --git a/daemon/Makefile.am b/daemon/Makefile.am
index 53133d2b94..45c30a96d5 100644
--- a/daemon/Makefile.am
+++ b/daemon/Makefile.am
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ install-init: libvirtd.init
 	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) libvirtd.init \
 	  $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/rc.d/init.d/libvirtd
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/sysconfig
-	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) $(srcdir)/libvirtd.sysconf \
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/libvirtd.sysconf \
 	  $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/sysconfig/libvirtd
 
 uninstall-init:
diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index e530b1a86b..3cb38cc4a2 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -646,10 +646,6 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sysconfdir}/logrotate.d/libvirtd.lxc
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sysconfdir}/logrotate.d/libvirtd.uml
 %endif
 
-%if %{with_libvirtd}
-chmod 0644 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/libvirtd
-%endif
-
 %clean
 rm -fr %{buildroot}
 
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
index ac26caed1d..bfe44555fd 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ install-init: libvirt-guests.init
 	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) libvirt-guests.init \
 	  $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/rc.d/init.d/libvirt-guests
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/sysconfig
-	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) $(srcdir)/libvirt-guests.sysconf \
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/libvirt-guests.sysconf \
 	  $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/sysconfig/libvirt-guests
 
 uninstall-init: