diff --git a/package/lighttpd/lighttpd.mk b/package/lighttpd/lighttpd.mk
index 804bdd4616..8f34561d21 100644
--- a/package/lighttpd/lighttpd.mk
+++ b/package/lighttpd/lighttpd.mk
@@ -62,29 +62,29 @@ endif
 define LIGHTTPD_INSTALL_CONFIG
 	$(INSTALL) -d -m 0755 $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/lighttpd/conf.d
 	$(INSTALL) -d -m 0755 $(TARGET_DIR)/var/www
-	$(INSTALL) -D -m 755 $(@D)/doc/config/lighttpd.conf \
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $(@D)/doc/config/lighttpd.conf \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf
-	$(INSTALL) -D -m 755 $(@D)/doc/config/modules.conf \
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $(@D)/doc/config/modules.conf \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/lighttpd/modules.conf
-	$(INSTALL) -D -m 755 $(@D)/doc/config/conf.d/access_log.conf \
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $(@D)/doc/config/conf.d/access_log.conf \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/lighttpd/conf.d/access_log.conf
-	$(INSTALL) -D -m 755 $(@D)/doc/config/conf.d/debug.conf \
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $(@D)/doc/config/conf.d/debug.conf \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/lighttpd/conf.d/debug.conf
-	$(INSTALL) -D -m 755 $(@D)/doc/config/conf.d/dirlisting.conf \
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $(@D)/doc/config/conf.d/dirlisting.conf \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/lighttpd/conf.d/dirlisting.conf
-	$(INSTALL) -D -m 755 $(@D)/doc/config/conf.d/mime.conf \
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $(@D)/doc/config/conf.d/mime.conf \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/lighttpd/conf.d/mime.conf
 endef
 
 LIGHTTPD_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += LIGHTTPD_INSTALL_CONFIG
 
 define LIGHTTPD_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
-	$(INSTALL) -D -m 755 package/lighttpd/S50lighttpd \
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 package/lighttpd/S50lighttpd \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S50lighttpd
 endef
 
 define LIGHTTPD_INSTALL_INIT_SYSTEMD
-	$(INSTALL) -D -m 644 package/lighttpd/lighttpd.service \
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 package/lighttpd/lighttpd.service \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/lighttpd.service
 
 	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants