diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 python %s/site-packages/gerbmerge/gerbmerge.py $*
   """ % DestLib)
   fid.close()
+  os.chmod('misc/gerbmerge', 0755)
 
 dist=setup (name = "gerbmerge",
        license = "GPL",
@@ -80,39 +81,11 @@
                       (BinDir, BinFiles) ]
 )
 
-do_fix_perms = 0
 if sys.platform != "win32":
   for cmd in dist.commands:
    if cmd[:7]=='install':
-    do_fix_perms = 1
     break
 
-if do_fix_perms:
-  # Ensure package files and misc/help files are world readable-searchable.
-  # Shouldn't Distutils do this for us?
-  print 'Setting permissions on installed files...',
-  try:
-    def fixperms(arg, dirname, names):
-      os.chmod(dirname, 0755)
-      for name in names:
-        fullname = os.path.join(dirname, name)
-        if os.access(fullname, os.X_OK):
-          os.chmod(fullname, 0755)
-        else:
-          os.chmod(fullname, 0644)
-
-    os.path.walk(DestDir, fixperms, 1)
-    os.path.walk(os.path.join(DestLib, 'site-packages/gerbmerge'), fixperms, 1)
-
-    os.chmod(os.path.join(BinDir, 'gerbmerge'), 0755)
-    print 'done'
-  except:
-    print 'FAILED'
-    print
-    print '*** Please verify that the installed files have correct permissions. On'
-    print "*** systems without permission flags, you don't need to"
-    print '*** worry about it.' 
-
 if cmd[:7]=='install':
   print
   print '******** Installation Complete ******** '