diff --git a/install/modulefile_template/create_modulefile.sh b/install/modulefile_template/create_modulefile.sh
index 739eb638f9d2ab2347494bbf2d0663d57caacbd5..382320634b3fe99cc0149cf9c4284071c23b624f 100755
--- a/install/modulefile_template/create_modulefile.sh
+++ b/install/modulefile_template/create_modulefile.sh
@@ -83,5 +83,5 @@ fi
 
 if [ ! -f "$MODULEFILE_PATH/OS/$IMAGE/$NAME" ]; then
    /bin/ln -s $MODULEFILE_PATH/all/$IMAGE/$NAME $MODULEFILE_PATH/OS/$IMAGE/$NAME || exit 1
-   /bin/chown easybuild: $MODULEFILE_PATH/OS/$IMAGE/$NAME && /bin/chmod 0777 $MODULEFILE_PATH/OS/$IMAGE/$NAME || exit 1
+   /bin/chown easybuild: $MODULEFILE_PATH/OS/$IMAGE/$NAME
 fi