diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index 35d42fa..218e08d 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 # make
 # make install
 
+find . -exec chmod go-w '{}' \;
+
 aclocal
 autoheader
 touch config.h.in
@@ -23,3 +25,4 @@
 rm libtool
 rm -r autom4te.cache/
 
+