diff --git a/locale/Makefile.am b/locale/Makefile.am
index 340616e..2053840 100644
--- a/locale/Makefile.am
+++ b/locale/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.incl
 
-datadir = $(prefix)/share/locale 
+# May/would be overwritten
+datadir = $(prefix)/share
 
 locale_dirs = \
 	ar \
@@ -43,9 +44,9 @@
 	zh_TW
 
 install-data-hook:
-	mydir=$(DESTDIR)$(datadir) ;\
+	mydir=$(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/locale ;\
 	for ldir in $(locale_dirs) ; do \
-	  $(INSTALL) -d $$mydir/$$ldir/LC_MESSAGES ; \
+	  $(INSTALL) -d -m 0755 $$mydir/$$ldir/LC_MESSAGES ; \
 	  if [ -f $$ldir/BOINC-Manager.mo ] ; then \
	    $(INSTALL_DATA) $$ldir/BOINC-Manager.mo $$mydir/$$ldir/LC_MESSAGES/BOINC-Manager.mo ; \
 	  fi ;\