diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 21317254..ca519569 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -375,8 +375,7 @@ install_binary() {
   fi
   echo "Installing backrest to /usr/local/bin"
   sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/bin
-  sudo cp "$src" /usr/local/bin/backrest
-  sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/backrest
+  sudo install -m 755 "$src" /usr/local/bin/backrest
 }
 
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