diff --git a/code/tools/make_munki_mpkg.sh b/code/tools/make_munki_mpkg.sh
index 4e66b844..a47077bc 100755
--- a/code/tools/make_munki_mpkg.sh
+++ b/code/tools/make_munki_mpkg.sh
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ chmod +x "$COREROOT/usr/local/munki"
 mkdir -p "$COREROOT/private/etc/paths.d"
 echo "/usr/local/munki" > "$COREROOT/private/etc/paths.d/munki"
 chmod -R 755 "$COREROOT/private"
+chmod 644 "$COREROOT/private/etc/paths.d/munki"
 
 # Create directory structure for /Library/Managed Installs.
 mkdir -m 1775 "$COREROOT/Library"
diff --git a/code/tools/make_munki_mpkg_DEP.sh b/code/tools/make_munki_mpkg_DEP.sh
index 8bf44194..d2de7a19 100755
--- a/code/tools/make_munki_mpkg_DEP.sh
+++ b/code/tools/make_munki_mpkg_DEP.sh
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ chmod +x "$COREROOT/usr/local/munki"
 mkdir -p "$COREROOT/private/etc/paths.d"
 echo "/usr/local/munki" > "$COREROOT/private/etc/paths.d/munki"
 chmod -R 755 "$COREROOT/private"
+chmod 644 "$COREROOT/private/etc/paths.d/munki"
 
 # Create directory structure for /Library/Managed Installs.
 mkdir -m 1775 "$COREROOT/Library"