diff --git a/srcpkgs/openssl/template b/srcpkgs/openssl/template
index 90679a6a51..c79d7f7fd0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openssl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openssl/template
@@ -38,10 +38,9 @@ do_install()
 {
 	make INSTALL_PREFIX=${DESTDIR} MANDIR=/usr/share/man install
 
-	chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib{ssl,crypto}.so.${_openssl_version}
 	chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/engines/*.so
-
-	for _solib_ in libssl.so libcrypto.so; do
+	for f _solib_ libssl.so libcrypto.so; do
+		chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/${_solib_}.${_openssl_version}
 		cd ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib && \
 			ln -sf ${_solib_}.${_openssl_version} ${_solib_}.1 && \
 			ln -sf ${_solib_}.${_openssl_version} ${_solib_}