diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxInstaller.java b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxInstaller.java
index 304130cd..1c5373ac 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxInstaller.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxInstaller.java
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ final class TermuxInstaller {
 
                     final byte[] buffer = new byte[8096];
                     final List<Pair<String, String>> symlinks = new ArrayList<>(50);
+                    final List<String> executables = new ArrayList<>(128);
 
                     final URL zipUrl = determineZipUrl(bootstrapURL);
                     try (ZipInputStream zipInput = new ZipInputStream(zipUrl.openStream())) {
@@ -205,6 +206,12 @@ final class TermuxInstaller {
                                         return;
                                     }
                                 }
+                            } else if (zipEntry.getName().equals("EXECUTABLES.txt")) {
+                                BufferedReader executablesReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(zipInput));
+                                String line;
+                                while ((line = executablesReader.readLine()) != null) {
+                                    executables.add(line);
+                                }
                             } else {
                                 String zipEntryName = zipEntry.getName();
                                 File targetFile = new File(TERMUX_STAGING_PREFIX_DIR_PATH, zipEntryName);
@@ -232,6 +239,19 @@ final class TermuxInstaller {
                         }
                     }
 
+                    if (!executables.isEmpty()) {
+                        for (String executable : executables) {
+                            //noinspection OctalInteger
+                            try {
+                                Os.chmod(TERMUX_STAGING_PREFIX_DIR + "/" + executable, 0700);
+                            } catch (Throwable t) {
+                                Logger.logError(LOG_TAG, "EXECUTABLES error: " + TERMUX_STAGING_PREFIX_DIR + "/" + executable + t);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        throw new RuntimeException("Installer: no EXECUTABLES.txt found while extracting environment archive.");
+                    }
+
                     if (symlinks.isEmpty())
                         throw new RuntimeException("No SYMLINKS.txt encountered");
                     for (Pair<String, String> symlink : symlinks) {