diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nfs-utils/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nfs-utils/default.nix
index 81ce7babba1..0db6c4ec67e 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nfs-utils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nfs-utils/default.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       sed -i "s,^PATH=.*,PATH=$out/bin:${statdPath}," utils/statd/start-statd
 
       configureFlags="--with-start-statd=$out/bin/start-statd $configureFlags"
+
+      substituteInPlace utils/mount/Makefile.in \
+        --replace "chmod 4511" "chmod 0511"
     '';
 
   makeFlags = [