diff --git a/Shorewall-init/install.sh b/Shorewall-init/install.sh
index d110727f5..dea3700e6 100755
--- a/Shorewall-init/install.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-init/install.sh
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ fi
 if [ -n "$SYSTEMD" ]; then
     mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${SYSTEMD}
     [ -z "$SERVICEFILE" ] && SERVICEFILE=$PRODUCT.service
-    run_install $OWNERSHIP -m 600 $SERVICEFILE ${DESTDIR}${SYSTEMD}/$PRODUCT.service
+    run_install $OWNERSHIP -m 644 $SERVICEFILE ${DESTDIR}${SYSTEMD}/$PRODUCT.service
     [ ${SBINDIR} != /sbin ] && eval sed -i \'s\|/sbin/\|${SBINDIR}/\|\' ${DESTDIR}${SYSTEMD}/$PRODUCT.service
     echo "Service file $SERVICEFILE installed as ${DESTDIR}${SYSTEMD}/$PRODUCT.service"
     if [ -n "$DESTDIR" ]; then
diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/install.sh b/Shorewall-lite/install.sh
index b6fdde2c3..6ef230831 100755
--- a/Shorewall-lite/install.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/install.sh
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ fi
 if [ -n "$SYSTEMD" ]; then
     mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${SYSTEMD}
     [ -z "$SERVICEFILE" ] && SERVICEFILE=$PRODUCT.service
-    run_install $OWNERSHIP -m 600 $SERVICEFILE ${DESTDIR}${SYSTEMD}/$PRODUCT.service
+    run_install $OWNERSHIP -m 644 $SERVICEFILE ${DESTDIR}${SYSTEMD}/$PRODUCT.service
     [ ${SBINDIR} != /sbin ] && eval sed -i \'s\|/sbin/\|${SBINDIR}/\|\' ${DESTDIR}${SYSTEMD}/$PRODUCT.service
     echo "Service file $SERVICEFILE installed as ${DESTDIR}${SYSTEMD}/$PRODUCT.service"
 fi
diff --git a/Shorewall/install.sh b/Shorewall/install.sh
index 3172043e8..dca46673e 100755
--- a/Shorewall/install.sh
+++ b/Shorewall/install.sh
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ fi
 if [ -n "$SYSTEMD" ]; then
     mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${SYSTEMD}
     [ -z "$SERVICEFILE" ] && SERVICEFILE=$PRODUCT.service
-    run_install $OWNERSHIP -m 600 $SERVICEFILE ${DESTDIR}${SYSTEMD}/$PRODUCT.service
+    run_install $OWNERSHIP -m 644 $SERVICEFILE ${DESTDIR}${SYSTEMD}/$PRODUCT.service
     [ ${SBINDIR} != /sbin ] && eval sed -i \'s\|/sbin/\|${SBINDIR}/\|\' ${DESTDIR}${SYSTEMD}/$PRODUCT.service
     echo "Service file $SERVICEFILE installed as ${DESTDIR}${SYSTEMD}/$PRODUCT.service"
 fi