diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/bluez5/bluez5.inc b/meta/recipes-connectivity/bluez5/bluez5.inc
index 79d4645ca8..48b8bcbe75 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/bluez5/bluez5.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/bluez5/bluez5.inc
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ do_install:append() {
 	install -d ${D}${INIT_D_DIR}
 	install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/init ${D}${INIT_D_DIR}/bluetooth
 
-	install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/bluetooth/
+	install -m 0755 -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/bluetooth/
 	if [ -f ${S}/profiles/network/network.conf ]; then
 		install -m 0644 ${S}/profiles/network/network.conf ${D}/${sysconfdir}/bluetooth/
 	fi