diff --git a/Source/cmFileCommand.cxx b/Source/cmFileCommand.cxx
index 9bd84d84ce..df9863fd9e 100644
--- a/Source/cmFileCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmFileCommand.cxx
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ bool cmFileCommand::HandleWriteCommand(std::vector<std::string> const& args,
     cmSystemTools::SetPermissions(fileName.c_str(),
 #if defined( _MSC_VER ) || defined( __MINGW32__ )
       mode | S_IWRITE
+#elif defined( __BORLANDC__ )
+      mode | S_IWUSR
 #else
       mode | S_IWUSR | S_IWGRP
 #endif
diff --git a/Source/cmWriteFileCommand.cxx b/Source/cmWriteFileCommand.cxx
index ec558b6dd9..b2acb2bc15 100644
--- a/Source/cmWriteFileCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmWriteFileCommand.cxx
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ bool cmWriteFileCommand
     cmSystemTools::SetPermissions(fileName.c_str(),
 #if defined( _MSC_VER ) || defined( __MINGW32__ )
       mode | S_IWRITE
+#elif defined( __BORLANDC__ )
+      mode | S_IWUSR
 #else
       mode | S_IWUSR | S_IWGRP
 #endif