diff --git a/package/mpd/mpd.mk b/package/mpd/mpd.mk
index 1eedcbcb3c..c80de41602 100644
--- a/package/mpd/mpd.mk
+++ b/package/mpd/mpd.mk
@@ -228,10 +228,7 @@ MPD_CONF_OPTS += --disable-wavpack
 endif
 
 define MPD_INSTALL_EXTRA_FILES
-	@if [ ! -f $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/mpd.conf ]; then \
-		$(INSTALL) -D package/mpd/mpd.conf \
-			$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/mpd.conf; \
-	fi
+	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D package/mpd/mpd.conf $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/mpd.conf
 endef
 
 MPD_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += MPD_INSTALL_EXTRA_FILES