diff --git a/package/nfs-server/Makefile b/package/nfs-server/Makefile
index 29b6f08ba..32bad9b82 100644
--- a/package/nfs-server/Makefile
+++ b/package/nfs-server/Makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ $(IPKG_NFS_SERVER):
 	install -d -m0755 $(IDIR_NFS_SERVER)/etc
 	install -m0644 ./files/nfsd.exports $(IDIR_NFS_SERVER)/etc/exports
 	install -d -m0755 $(IDIR_NFS_SERVER)/etc/init.d
-	install -m0644 ./files/nfsd.init $(IDIR_NFS_SERVER)/etc/init.d/S60nfsd
+	install -m0755 ./files/nfsd.init $(IDIR_NFS_SERVER)/etc/init.d/S60nfsd
 	install -d -m0755 $(IDIR_NFS_SERVER)/usr/sbin
 	install -m0755 $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/rpc.* $(IDIR_NFS_SERVER)/usr/sbin/
 	$(RSTRIP) $(IDIR_NFS_SERVER)