diff --git a/config/default/meson.build b/config/default/meson.build
index 9f05d508b..8a67ba227 100644
--- a/config/default/meson.build
+++ b/config/default/meson.build
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ foreach cd: config_default
 		command: [eet, '-e', '@OUTPUT@', 'config', '@INPUT@', '1'],
 		output: config_default_output[i],
 		install: true,
-		install_dir: dir_config
+		install_dir: join_paths(dir_config, 'default')
 	)
 	i += 1
 endforeach
+foreach cd: config_default_output
+	out = join_paths(dir_config, 'default', cd)
+	meson.add_install_script(chmod, 'a+r', out)
+endforeach
diff --git a/config/meson.build b/config/meson.build
index 2bad17a21..71ad26a34 100644
--- a/config/meson.build
+++ b/config/meson.build
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ custom_target('profile.src',
 	install: true,
 	install_dir: dir_config
 )
+out = join_paths(dir_config, 'profile.cfg')
+meson.add_install_script(chmod, 'a+r', out)
 
 subdir('default')
 subdir('mobile')
diff --git a/config/mobile/meson.build b/config/mobile/meson.build
index f21b70f92..411408fd7 100644
--- a/config/mobile/meson.build
+++ b/config/mobile/meson.build
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ foreach cd: config_mobile
 		command: [eet, '-e', '@OUTPUT@', 'config', '@INPUT@', '1'],
 		output: config_mobile_output[i],
 		install: true,
-		install_dir: dir_config
+		install_dir: join_paths(dir_config, 'mobile')
 	)
 	i += 1
 endforeach
@@ -17,3 +17,7 @@ config_dist_mobile = ['enlightenment-mobile.png', 'profile.desktop']
 install_data(config_dist_mobile,
 	install_dir: join_paths(dir_config, 'mobile')
 )
+foreach cd: config_mobile_output
+	out = join_paths(dir_config, 'mobile', cd)
+	meson.add_install_script(chmod, 'a+r', out)
+endforeach
diff --git a/config/standard/meson.build b/config/standard/meson.build
index aa85af99a..307ade3f7 100644
--- a/config/standard/meson.build
+++ b/config/standard/meson.build
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ foreach cd: config_standard
 		command: [eet, '-e', '@OUTPUT@', 'config', '@INPUT@', '1'],
 		output: config_standard_output[i],
 		install: true,
-		install_dir: dir_config
+		install_dir: join_paths(dir_config, 'standard')
 	)
 	i += 1
 endforeach
@@ -36,3 +36,7 @@ config_dist_standard = ['enlightenment-standard.png', 'profile.desktop']
 install_data(config_dist_standard,
 	install_dir: join_paths(dir_config, 'standard')
 )
+foreach cd: config_standard_output
+	out = join_paths(dir_config, 'standard', cd)
+	meson.add_install_script(chmod, 'a+r', out)
+endforeach
diff --git a/config/tiling/meson.build b/config/tiling/meson.build
index 9de6f849a..d4973b7f8 100644
--- a/config/tiling/meson.build
+++ b/config/tiling/meson.build
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ foreach cd: config_tiling
 		command: [eet, '-e', '@OUTPUT@', 'config', '@INPUT@', '1'],
 		output: config_tiling_output[i],
 		install: true,
-		install_dir: dir_config
+		install_dir: join_paths(dir_config, 'tiling')
 	)
 	i += 1
 endforeach
@@ -38,3 +38,7 @@ config_dist_tiling = ['enlightenment-tiling.png', 'profile.desktop']
 install_data(config_dist_tiling,
 	install_dir: join_paths(dir_config, 'tiling')
 )
+foreach cd: config_tiling_output
+        out = join_paths(dir_config, 'tiling', cd)
+	meson.add_install_script(chmod, 'a+r', out)
+endforeach
diff --git a/meson-chmod.sh b/meson-chmod.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7fed6de0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson-chmod.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+chmod "$1" "${DESTDIR}/$2"
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 35ae00613..f89d314ba 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ project('enlightenment', 'c',
 	default_options: [ 'c_std=gnu99', 'warning_level=2' ],
 	meson_version: '>= 0.40.0')
 
+chmod = join_paths(meson.source_root(), 'meson-chmod.sh')
+
 clean_check = run_command('meson/clean_check.sh')
 if clean_check.returncode() == 0
 	error('Meson build requires a clean source tree')