diff --git a/package/rsyslog/rsyslog.mk b/package/rsyslog/rsyslog.mk
index cb81b89b44..1788d29281 100644
--- a/package/rsyslog/rsyslog.mk
+++ b/package/rsyslog/rsyslog.mk
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ RSYSLOG_CONF_OPTS += \
 endif
 
 define RSYSLOG_INSTALL_INIT_SYSTEMD
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D package/rsyslog/rsyslog.service \
+	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D package/rsyslog/rsyslog.service \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system/rsyslog.service
 endef