diff --git a/utils/podman/Makefile b/utils/podman/Makefile
index 00b5dfc93af125..9c401c15663c98 100644
--- a/utils/podman/Makefile
+++ b/utils/podman/Makefile
@@ -93,10 +93,12 @@ endef
 define Package/podman/install
 	$(call GoPackage/Package/Install/Bin,$(1))
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/containers
+	chmod 0755 $(1)/etc/containers
 	$(INSTALL_CONF) $(DL_DIR)/default-policy.json-362f70b056 $(1)/etc/containers/policy.json
 	$(INSTALL_CONF) $(DL_DIR)/registries.fedora-da9a9c8778 $(1)/etc/containers/registries.conf
 	$(INSTALL_CONF) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/vendor/github.com/containers/storage/storage.conf $(1)/etc/containers/storage.conf
 	$(INSTALL_CONF) ./files/containers.conf $(1)/etc/containers/containers.conf
+	chmod 0644 $(1)/etc/containers/*
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/cni/net.d
 	$(INSTALL_CONF) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/cni/87-podman-bridge.conflist $(1)/etc/cni/net.d/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d