diff --git a/userspace/ksud/src/utils.rs b/userspace/ksud/src/utils.rs
index 51b48b3a..a3badc96 100644
--- a/userspace/ksud/src/utils.rs
+++ b/userspace/ksud/src/utils.rs
@@ -299,8 +299,19 @@ pub fn copy_module_files(source: impl AsRef<Path>, destination: impl AsRef<Path>
             log::info!("Symlink: {:?} -> {:?}", dest_path, target);
             std::os::unix::fs::symlink(target, &dest_path).context("Failed to create symlink")?;
             copy_xattrs(&source_path, &dest_path)?;
+            let metadata =
+                std::fs::symlink_metadata(&dest_path).context("Failed to read metadata")?;
+            rustix::fs::chmodat(
+                rustix::fs::CWD,
+                &dest_path,
+                metadata.permissions().mode().into(),
+                rustix::fs::AtFlags::SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW,
+            )?;
         } else if entry.file_type().is_dir() {
             create_dir_all(&dest_path)?;
+            let metadata = std::fs::metadata(&source_path).context("Failed to read metadata")?;
+            std::fs::set_permissions(&dest_path, metadata.permissions())
+                .with_context(|| format!("Failed to set permissions for {dest_path:?}"))?;
             copy_xattrs(&source_path, &dest_path)?;
         } else if entry.file_type().is_char_device() {
             if dest_path.exists() {