diff --git a/package.sh b/package.sh
index 78fe6d48f7..ddd4b56b23 100755
--- a/package.sh
+++ b/package.sh
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     cleanup_exit 1
 fi
 
-cp $LOGROTATE $TMP_WORK_DIR/$LOGROTATE_DIR/influxd
+install -m 644 $LOGROTATE $TMP_WORK_DIR/$LOGROTATE_DIR/influxdb
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "Failed to copy logrotate configuration to packaging directory -- aborting."
     cleanup_exit 1