diff --git a/debian/rules.real b/debian/rules.real
index 9a46a1049..03b0e6056 100644
--- a/debian/rules.real
+++ b/debian/rules.real
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ install-image_$(ARCH)_$(FEATURESET)_$(FLAVOUR)_plain:
 	  install-image_$(ARCH)_$(FEATURESET)_$(FLAVOUR)_plain_image \
 	  DIR='$(DIR)' PACKAGE_DIR='$(PACKAGE_DIR)' INSTALL_DIR='$(INSTALL_DIR)' REAL_VERSION='$(REAL_VERSION)'
 ifeq ($(MODULES),True)
-	chmod 755 $(CURDIR)/debian/bin/no-depmod
+	chmod a+x $(CURDIR)/debian/bin/no-depmod
 	+$(MAKE_CLEAN) -C $(DIR) modules_install DEPMOD='$(CURDIR)/debian/bin/no-depmod' INSTALL_MOD_PATH='$(CURDIR)'/$(PACKAGE_DIR) INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1
 ifeq ($(DEBUG),True)
 	find $(PACKAGE_DIR) -name '*.ko' | sed 's|$(PACKAGE_DIR)/lib/modules/$(REAL_VERSION)/kernel/||' | while read module ; do \