diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index cb885511d..bdd1d24f1 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ else
 endif
 
 debian/control-real: debian/bin/gencontrol.py $(CONTROL_FILES)
-	chmod +x $<
 	$<
 	md5sum $^ > debian/control.md5sum
 	@echo
diff --git a/debian/rules.real b/debian/rules.real
index 9d48b922b..bc9a61103 100644
--- a/debian/rules.real
+++ b/debian/rules.real
@@ -359,7 +359,6 @@ install-image_$(ARCH)_$(FEATURESET)_$(FLAVOUR)_plain:
 	  install-image_$(ARCH)_$(FEATURESET)_$(FLAVOUR)_plain_image \
 	  DIR='$(DIR)' PACKAGE_DIR='$(PACKAGE_DIR)' INSTALL_DIR='$(INSTALL_DIR)' REAL_VERSION='$(REAL_VERSION)'
 ifeq ($(MODULES),True)
-	chmod a+x $(CURDIR)/debian/bin/no-depmod
 	+$(MAKE_CLEAN) -C $(DIR) modules_install DEPMOD='$(CURDIR)/debian/bin/no-depmod' INSTALL_MOD_PATH='$(CURDIR)'/$(PACKAGE_DIR) INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1
 ifeq ($(DEBUG),True)
 	find $(PACKAGE_DIR) -name '*.ko' | sed 's|$(PACKAGE_DIR)/lib/modules/$(REAL_VERSION)/kernel/||' | while read module ; do \
@@ -486,7 +485,6 @@ install-image-dbg_$(ARCH)_$(FEATURESET)_$(FLAVOUR): $(STAMPS_DIR)/build_$(ARCH)_
 	  > $(PACKAGE_DIR)/usr/share/lintian/overrides/$(PACKAGE_NAME)
 	install -m644 $(DIR)/vmlinux $(DEBUG_DIR)/boot/vmlinux-$(REAL_VERSION)
 ifeq ($(MODULES),True)
-	chmod a+x $(CURDIR)/debian/bin/no-depmod
 	+$(MAKE_CLEAN) -C $(DIR) modules_install DEPMOD='$(CURDIR)/debian/bin/no-depmod' INSTALL_MOD_PATH='$(CURDIR)'/$(DEBUG_DIR)
 	find $(DEBUG_DIR)/lib/modules/$(REAL_VERSION)/ -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 \! -name kernel -exec rm {} \+
 	rm $(DEBUG_DIR)/lib/firmware -rf