diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 303ad3b06..b2b781172 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ $(APP_DIST_DIR)/Applications:
 $(APP_DIST_EXTRAS): $(APP_DIST_DIR)/$(OSX_APP)/Contents/MacOS/Bitcoin-Qt
 
 $(OSX_DMG): $(APP_DIST_EXTRAS)
-	$(GENISOIMAGE) -no-cache-inodes -D -l -probe -V "Bitcoin-Core" -no-pad -r -apple -o $@ dist
+	$(GENISOIMAGE) -no-cache-inodes -D -l -probe -V "Bitcoin-Core" -no-pad -r -dir-mode 0755 -apple -o $@ dist
 
 $(APP_DIST_DIR)/.background/$(OSX_BACKGROUND_IMAGE): contrib/macdeploy/$(OSX_BACKGROUND_IMAGE)
 	$(MKDIR_P) $(@D)