diff --git a/install b/install
index 319bd5e0..9d2bd6f5 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -352,6 +352,8 @@ if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
 	ln -nsfv /usr/local/share/applications/plasma-update.desktop /etc/xdg/autostart/
 	ln -nsfv /usr/share/applications/org.kde.plasma-systemmonitor.desktop /etc/xdg/autostart/
 
+	chmod -v a+r /etc/xdg/autostart/*.desktop
+
 	# If apt is installed, enable progress bar and colors
 	if hash apt-get 2> /dev/null; then
 		mkdir -vp /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/