diff --git a/gcc/cobol/Make-lang.in b/gcc/cobol/Make-lang.in
index 439fcf508f40d81a2addc5a502b91e7ba6767dde..7f9c26fab59ddcdf9a2af5dfa9db326df064feb4 100644
--- a/gcc/cobol/Make-lang.in
+++ b/gcc/cobol/Make-lang.in
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ cobol.rest.encap:
 cobol.install-common: installdirs
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) gcobol$(exeext)				\
 		$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(gcobol_INSTALL_NAME)$(exeext)
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/cobol/gcobc $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/
+	$(INSTALL) -m 755 $(srcdir)/cobol/gcobc $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/cobol/udf/* $(udfdir)/
 
 cobol.install-man: installdirs