diff --git a/scripts/termux-restore.in b/scripts/termux-restore.in
index ef2d960..39efa46 100644
--- a/scripts/termux-restore.in
+++ b/scripts/termux-restore.in
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ fi
 
 # Ensure that prefix doesn't contain read-only files.
 msg "Fixing read-write access to files where necessary..."
-find "@TERMUX_PREFIX@" -type d -print0 | xargs -0 -r chmod u+rwx
-find "@TERMUX_PREFIX@" -type f -print0 | xargs -0 -r chmod u+rw
+find "@TERMUX_PREFIX@" -type d,f -print0 | xargs -0 -r chmod u+rwX
 
 # --recursive-unlink is added intentionally to delete all orphan/extra files
 # in $PREFIX. It must be restored to a clean state as in backup tarball.