diff --git a/instfiles/Makefile.am b/instfiles/Makefile.am
index 7a16457b..f32eb639 100644
--- a/instfiles/Makefile.am
+++ b/instfiles/Makefile.am
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if LINUX
 SUBDIRS += \
   pam.d \
   pulse
-dist_startscript_DATA += xrdp.sh
+dist_startscript_SCRIPTS = xrdp.sh
 if HAVE_SYSTEMD
 dist_systemdsystemunit_DATA = \
   xrdp-sesman.service \
@@ -61,9 +61,7 @@ endif
 if LINUX
 # must be tab below
 install-data-hook:
-	chmod 755 $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/xrdp/xrdp.sh
 	if [ -f $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/init.d/xrdp ]; then \
-		chmod 755 $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/init.d/xrdp; \
 		sed -i 's|__BASE__|$(prefix)|' $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/init.d/xrdp; \
 	fi
 endif
@@ -71,6 +69,5 @@ endif
 if FREEBSD
 # must be tab below
 install-data-hook:
-	chmod 755 $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/rc.d/xrdp
 	sed -i '' 's|%%PREFIX%%|$(prefix)|g' $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/rc.d/xrdp
 endif
diff --git a/instfiles/init.d/Makefile.am b/instfiles/init.d/Makefile.am
index b76c8573..2ffff4fe 100644
--- a/instfiles/init.d/Makefile.am
+++ b/instfiles/init.d/Makefile.am
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 startscriptdir = $(sysconfdir)/init.d
-dist_startscript_DATA = xrdp
+dist_startscript_SCRIPTS = xrdp
diff --git a/instfiles/rc.d/Makefile.am b/instfiles/rc.d/Makefile.am
index 62c7d330..17993232 100644
--- a/instfiles/rc.d/Makefile.am
+++ b/instfiles/rc.d/Makefile.am
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 startscriptdir = $(sysconfdir)/rc.d
-dist_startscript_DATA = xrdp
+dist_startscript_SCRIPTS = xrdp
diff --git a/sesman/Makefile.am b/sesman/Makefile.am
index 5f22d379..68dba28e 100644
--- a/sesman/Makefile.am
+++ b/sesman/Makefile.am
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ xrdp_sesman_LDADD = \
 sesmansysconfdir=$(sysconfdir)/xrdp
 
 dist_sesmansysconf_DATA = \
-  sesman.ini \
+  sesman.ini
+
+dist_sesmansysconf_SCRIPTS = \
   startwm.sh
 
 SUBDIRS = \
@@ -73,7 +75,3 @@ SUBDIRS = \
   tools \
   sessvc \
   chansrv
-
-# must be tab below
-install-data-hook:
-	chmod 755 $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/xrdp/startwm.sh