diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9e2d203ddfd895818518038dc06e727b8d98fc76..259130ef847ccd85263a89da2619bde37fc9a98b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ ffmpeg_g$(EXE): ffmpeg.o $(DEP_LIBS)
               -lavformat -lavcodec $(EXTRALIBS)
 
 ffmpeg$(EXE): ffmpeg_g$(EXE)
-	$(STRIP) -o $@ $<
+	$(STRIP) -o $@ $< ; chmod --reference=$< $@
 
 ffserver$(EXE): ffserver.o $(DEP_LIBS)
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(FFSLDFLAGS) \