diff --git a/worker-utils/worker-utils/Makefile b/worker-utils/worker-utils/Makefile
index a7c3cca568..160d6b50c2 100644
--- a/worker-utils/worker-utils/Makefile
+++ b/worker-utils/worker-utils/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ install:
 	install -p -D -m 755 affine-interrupts.sh $(BINDIR)/affine-interrupts.sh
 	install -p -D -m 755 set-cpu-wakeup-latency.sh $(BINDIR)/set-cpu-wakeup-latency.sh
 	install -p -D -m 755 topology $(BINDIR)/topology
-	install -p -D -m 755 worker_reserved.conf $(PLATFORMCONFDIR)/worker_reserved.conf
+	install -p -D -m 644 worker_reserved.conf $(PLATFORMCONFDIR)/worker_reserved.conf
 	install -p -D -m 755 worker-goenabled.sh $(GOENABLEDDIR)/worker-goenabled.sh
 	install -p -D -m 664 affine-platform.sh.service $(SYSTEMDDIR)/affine-platform.sh.service
 	install -p -D -m 664 affine-tasks.service $(SYSTEMDDIR)/affine-tasks.service