diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kbdlight/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kbdlight/default.nix
index 1bc07f357a8a..44a63c9f1ece 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kbdlight/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kbdlight/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   preConfigure = ''
     substituteInPlace Makefile \
-      --replace /usr/local $out
+      --replace /usr/local $out \
+      --replace 4755 0755
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {