diff --git a/templates/findutils/template b/templates/findutils/template
index 6fc64e5338..989d7ecac2 100644
--- a/templates/findutils/template
+++ b/templates/findutils/template
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ post_install()
 {
 	sed -i -e "s|$XBPS_MASTERDIR||g" ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/updatedb
 	# Insdtall the cron daily job.
-	install -D -m755 ${FILESDIR}/updatedb.cron-daily \
+	install -D -m744 ${FILESDIR}/updatedb.cron-daily \
 		${DESTDIR}/etc/cron.daily/updatedb
 }
diff --git a/templates/man-db/template b/templates/man-db/template
index d4fa4f52b8..bb8344a6f6 100644
--- a/templates/man-db/template
+++ b/templates/man-db/template
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ Add_dependency full lzma-utils
 post_install()
 {
 	# Install the cron daily job.
-	install -D -m755 ${FILESDIR}/man-db.cron-daily \
+	install -D -m744 ${FILESDIR}/man-db.cron-daily \
 		${DESTDIR}/etc/cron.daily/man-db
 }
diff --git a/templates/shadow/template b/templates/shadow/template
index 7ce5852e18..53c9fa7da7 100644
--- a/templates/shadow/template
+++ b/templates/shadow/template
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ post_install()
 	done
 
 	# Install the cron daily job.
-	install -D -m755 ${FILESDIR}/shadow.cron-daily \
+	install -D -m744 ${FILESDIR}/shadow.cron-daily \
 		${DESTDIR}/etc/cron.daily/shadow
 }
diff --git a/templates/util-linux-ng/template b/templates/util-linux-ng/template
index 82b443ae90..ed21e150cd 100644
--- a/templates/util-linux-ng/template
+++ b/templates/util-linux-ng/template
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ post_install()
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/var/lib/hwclock
 
 	# Install the cron daily job.
-	install -D -m755 ${FILESDIR}/adjtime.cron-hourly \
+	install -D -m744 ${FILESDIR}/adjtime.cron-hourly \
 		${DESTDIR}/etc/cron.hourly/adjtime
 }