diff --git a/data/config/default/meson.build b/data/config/default/meson.build
index f993a4393..e19340537 100644
--- a/data/config/default/meson.build
+++ b/data/config/default/meson.build
@@ -8,15 +8,12 @@ src = [
 i = 0
 foreach cd: src
   custom_target(' '.join(['config_dist', dir, cd]),
-		input      : cd + '.src',
-		output     : cd + '.cfg',
-		command    : [eet_cmd, '-e', '@OUTPUT@', 'config', '@INPUT@', '1'],
-		install    : true,
-		install_dir: join_paths(dir_config, dir)
+		input        : cd + '.src',
+		output       : cd + '.cfg',
+		command      : [eet_cmd, '-e', '@OUTPUT@', 'config', '@INPUT@', '1'],
+		install      : true,
+		install_dir  : join_paths(dir_config, dir),
+                install_mode : 'rw-r--r--'
                )
   i += 1
 endforeach
-foreach cd: src
-  o = join_paths(dir_config, dir, cd + '.cfg')
-  meson.add_install_script(chmod, 'a+r', o)
-endforeach
diff --git a/data/config/meson.build b/data/config/meson.build
index 3cc83881a..aa021e45e 100644
--- a/data/config/meson.build
+++ b/data/config/meson.build
@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@ if eet_cmd == ''
 endif
 
 custom_target('profile.src',
-              input      : 'profile.src',
-              command    : [eet_cmd, '-i', '@OUTPUT@', 'config', '@INPUT@', '1'],
-              output     : ['profile.cfg'],
-              install    : true,
-              install_dir: dir_config
+              input        : 'profile.src',
+              command      : [eet_cmd, '-i', '@OUTPUT@', 'config', '@INPUT@', '1'],
+              output       : ['profile.cfg'],
+              install      : true,
+              install_dir  : dir_config,
+              install_mode : 'rw-r--r--'
              )
-out = join_paths(dir_config, 'profile.cfg')
-meson.add_install_script(chmod, 'a+r', out)
 
 subdir('default')
 subdir('mobile')
diff --git a/data/config/mobile/meson.build b/data/config/mobile/meson.build
index 64be2ad4e..af0d3502b 100644
--- a/data/config/mobile/meson.build
+++ b/data/config/mobile/meson.build
@@ -10,20 +10,18 @@ src = [
 i = 0
 foreach cd: src
   custom_target(' '.join(['config_dist', dir, cd]),
-		input      : cd + '.src',
-		output     : cd + '.cfg',
-		command    : [eet_cmd, '-e', '@OUTPUT@', 'config', '@INPUT@', '1'],
-		install    : true,
-		install_dir: join_paths(dir_config, dir)
+		input        : cd + '.src',
+		output       : cd + '.cfg',
+		command      : [eet_cmd, '-e', '@OUTPUT@', 'config', '@INPUT@', '1'],
+		install      : true,
+		install_dir  : join_paths(dir_config, dir),
+                install_mode : 'rw-r--r--'
                )
   i += 1
 endforeach
 install_data([ 'enlightenment-' + dir + '.png',
                'profile.desktop'
              ],
-             install_dir: join_paths(dir_config, dir)
+             install_dir  : join_paths(dir_config, dir),
+             install_mode : 'rw-r--r--'
             )
-foreach cd: src
-  o = join_paths(dir_config, dir, cd + '.cfg')
-  meson.add_install_script(chmod, 'a+r', o)
-endforeach
diff --git a/data/config/standard/meson.build b/data/config/standard/meson.build
index dfaacd8cd..ad349d30c 100644
--- a/data/config/standard/meson.build
+++ b/data/config/standard/meson.build
@@ -16,20 +16,18 @@ src = [
 i = 0
 foreach cd: src
   custom_target(' '.join(['config_dist', dir, cd]),
-		input      : cd + '.src',
-		output     : cd + '.cfg',
-		command    : [eet_cmd, '-e', '@OUTPUT@', 'config', '@INPUT@', '1'],
-		install    : true,
-		install_dir: join_paths(dir_config, dir)
+		input        : cd + '.src',
+		output       : cd + '.cfg',
+		command      : [eet_cmd, '-e', '@OUTPUT@', 'config', '@INPUT@', '1'],
+		install      : true,
+		install_dir  : join_paths(dir_config, dir),
+                install_mode : 'rw-r--r--'
                )
   i += 1
 endforeach
 install_data([ 'enlightenment-' + dir + '.png',
                'profile.desktop'
              ],
-             install_dir: join_paths(dir_config, dir)
+             install_dir  : join_paths(dir_config, dir),
+             install_mode : 'rw-r--r--'
             )
-foreach cd: src
-  o = join_paths(dir_config, dir, cd + '.cfg')
-  meson.add_install_script(chmod, 'a+r', o)
-endforeach
diff --git a/data/config/tiling/meson.build b/data/config/tiling/meson.build
index 50f074ccb..b6d2c4c43 100644
--- a/data/config/tiling/meson.build
+++ b/data/config/tiling/meson.build
@@ -17,20 +17,18 @@ src = [
 i = 0
 foreach cd: src
   custom_target(' '.join(['config_dist', dir, cd]),
-		input      : cd + '.src',
-		output     : cd + '.cfg',
-		command    : [eet_cmd, '-e', '@OUTPUT@', 'config', '@INPUT@', '1'],
-		install    : true,
-		install_dir: join_paths(dir_config, dir)
+		input        : cd + '.src',
+		output       : cd + '.cfg',
+		command      : [eet_cmd, '-e', '@OUTPUT@', 'config', '@INPUT@', '1'],
+		install      : true,
+		install_dir  : join_paths(dir_config, dir),
+                install_mode : 'rw-r--r--'
                )
   i += 1
 endforeach
 install_data([ 'enlightenment-' + dir + '.png',
                'profile.desktop'
              ],
-             install_dir: join_paths(dir_config, dir)
+             install_dir  : join_paths(dir_config, dir),
+             install_mode : 'rw-r--r--'
             )
-foreach cd: src
-  o = join_paths(dir_config, dir, cd + '.cfg')
-  meson.add_install_script(chmod, 'a+r', o)
-endforeach
diff --git a/data/tools/meson.build b/data/tools/meson.build
index d40a744f2..e95fd365d 100644
--- a/data/tools/meson.build
+++ b/data/tools/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 install_data('enlightenment_remote',
-             install_dir: dir_bin
+             install_dir  : dir_bin,
+             install_mode : 'rwxr-xr-x'
             )
-o = join_paths(dir_bin, 'enlightenment_remote')
-meson.add_install_script(chmod, 'a+r+x', o)
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b22266979..f8301380c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ project('enlightenment', 'c',
 ##### convenience variables for later
 proj     = meson.project_name()
 ver      = meson.project_version()
-chmod    = join_paths(meson.source_root(), 'meson/meson-chmod.sh')
 
 #### check for mixed autofoo and meson build tree mess
 clean_check = run_command('meson/clean_check.sh')
diff --git a/meson/meson-chmod.sh b/meson/meson-chmod.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index e72cb72c5..000000000
--- a/meson/meson-chmod.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-chmod "$1" "${DESTDIR}/$2" && touch "${DESTDIR}/$2"
diff --git a/src/modules/vkbd/meson.build b/src/modules/vkbd/meson.build
index fff164d87..f884efc0d 100644
--- a/src/modules/vkbd/meson.build
+++ b/src/modules/vkbd/meson.build
@@ -32,18 +32,20 @@ if get_option(m) == true
         ]
   edc = 'theme'
   custom_target(edc + '.edj',
-                input      : edc + '.edc',
-                output     : edc + '.edj',
-                command    : cmd,
-                install_dir: _dir,
-                install    : true
+                input        : edc + '.edc',
+                output       : edc + '.edj',
+                command      : cmd,
+                install_dir  : _dir,
+                install_mode : 'rw-r--r--',
+                install      : true
                )
   out = join_paths(_dir, edc + '.edj')
-  meson.add_install_script(chmod, 'a+r', out)
 
   install_data(['dicts/English_US_Small.dic',
                 'dicts/English_US.dic'],
-               install_dir: join_paths(_dir, 'dicts'))
+               install_dir  : join_paths(_dir, 'dicts'),
+               install_mode : 'rw-r--r--'
+               )
   install_data(['keyboards/Default.kbd',
                 'keyboards/Numbers.kbd',
                 'keyboards/Terminal.kbd',
@@ -59,5 +61,6 @@ if get_option(m) == true
                 'keyboards/spanner.png',
                 'keyboards/tab.png',
                 'keyboards/up.png'],
-               install_dir: join_paths(_dir, 'keyboards'))
+               install_dir  : join_paths(_dir, 'keyboards'),
+               install_mode : 'rw-r--r--')
 endif