diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fdaf8bf..7e295fb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ install: all
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man1/
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/
 	cp convmv.1.gz $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man1/
-	install -m 755 convmv $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/
+	install -p -m 755 convmv $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/
 
 manpage:
 	pod2man --section 1 --center=" " convmv | gzip > convmv.1.gz