diff --git a/packaging/ubuntu/Makefile b/packaging/ubuntu/Makefile
index f9e034c7b2..7bddf2376f 100644
--- a/packaging/ubuntu/Makefile
+++ b/packaging/ubuntu/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ install:
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/etc/init
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/DEBIAN
 	install -m 0755 src/${GITHUB_PATH}/docker/docker ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin
-	install -o root -m 0755 debian/docker.upstart ${DESTDIR}/etc/init/docker.conf
+	install -o root -m 0644 debian/docker.upstart ${DESTDIR}/etc/init/docker.conf
 	install debian/lxc-docker.prerm ${DESTDIR}/DEBIAN/prerm
 	install debian/lxc-docker.postinst ${DESTDIR}/DEBIAN/postinst