diff --git a/package/screen/screen.mk b/package/screen/screen.mk
index c279fed8bc..ed225d1983 100644
--- a/package/screen/screen.mk
+++ b/package/screen/screen.mk
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ SCREEN_CONF_OPTS += --disable-pam
 endif
 
 define SCREEN_INSTALL_SCREENRC
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D $(@D)/etc/screenrc $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/screenrc
+	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D $(@D)/etc/screenrc $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/screenrc
 endef
 SCREEN_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += SCREEN_INSTALL_SCREENRC