diff --git a/data/extra/templates/meson.build b/data/extra/templates/meson.build
index 797a567..10f7910 100644
--- a/data/extra/templates/meson.build
+++ b/data/extra/templates/meson.build
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ foreach meta : skeleton_meta
         install: true,
     )
     out = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), template_dir, meta + '.edj')
-    meson.add_install_script('chmod', 'a+r', out)
+    meson.add_install_script('../../../scripts/world_read.sh', out)
 endforeach
 
diff --git a/scripts/world_read.sh b/scripts/world_read.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..eeccb99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/world_read.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+for file in "$@" ; do
+	chmod a+r "$DESTDIR/$file"
+done