diff --git a/support/download/helpers b/support/download/helpers
index 265685eff5..90a7d6c1ec 100755
--- a/support/download/helpers
+++ b/support/download/helpers
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ mk_tar_gz() {
     tmp="$(mktemp --tmpdir="$(pwd)")"
     pushd "${in_dir}" >/dev/null
 
-    # Enforce group/others mode bits
-    chmod -R go-wx+X .
-
     # Establish list
     find . -not -type d -and -not \( -false "${find_opts[@]}" \) >"${tmp}.list"
     # Sort list for reproducibility