diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 376df9b0f..03cb541b6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ReleaseNotes.txt DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_SHARED
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/UpgradingToMaxScale110.txt DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_SHAREDIR})
 install(FILES server/maxscale_template.cnf DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_SHAREDIR})
 install(FILES server/maxscale_binlogserver_template.cnf DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_SHAREDIR})
-install(FILES ${ERRMSG} DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_VARDIR}/lib/maxscale)
+install(FILES ${ERRMSG} DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_VARDIR}/lib/maxscale 
+  PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE OWNER_EXECUTE GROUP_READ GROUP_EXECUTE WORLD_READ WORLD_EXECUTE)
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/COPYRIGHT DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_SHAREDIR})
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/README DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_SHAREDIR})
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE DESTINATION ${MAXSCALE_SHAREDIR})