diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 97b23c1..3b231f0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ sxiv:	$(OBJFILES)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
 
 install: all
-	install -D -m 4755 -o root -g root sxiv $(PREFIX)/bin/sxiv
+	install -D -m 755 -o root -g root sxiv $(PREFIX)/bin/sxiv
 	mkdir -p $(PREFIX)/share/man/man1
 	sed "s/VERSION/$(VERSION)/g" sxiv.1 > $(PREFIX)/share/man/man1/sxiv.1
 	chmod 644 $(PREFIX)/share/man/man1/sxiv.1
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6cf1f68..96eadf7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ sxiv is built using the commands:
 
 Please note, that the latter one requires root privileges.
 By default, sxiv is installed using the prefix "/usr/local", so the full path
-of the executable will be "/usr/local/sbin/sxiv".
+of the executable will be "/usr/local/bin/sxiv".
 
 You can install it into a directory of your choice by changing the second
 command to: