diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs_1.42.9.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs_1.42.9.bb
index a08e937b04..8699bae38c 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs_1.42.9.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs_1.42.9.bb
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ do_configure_prepend () {
 }
 
 do_compile_prepend () {
-	find ./ -print | grep -v ./patches | xargs chmod u=rwX
-	( cd ${S}/util; ${BUILD_CC} subst.c -o ${B}/util/subst )
+       ( cd ${S}/util; ${BUILD_CC} subst.c -o ${B}/util/subst )
 }
 
 do_install () {