diff --git a/packages/addons/debugging/tools/evtest/source/bin/evtest b/packages/addons/debugging/tools/evtest/source/bin/evtest
index 8b48819bef..ebde28eb29 100755
--- a/packages/addons/debugging/tools/evtest/source/bin/evtest
+++ b/packages/addons/debugging/tools/evtest/source/bin/evtest
@@ -24,6 +24,4 @@
 
 ADDON_DIR="$HOME/.xbmc/addons/debug.tools.evtest"
 
-chmod +x $ADDON_DIR/lib/*
-
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$ADDON_DIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" evtest.bin $@
diff --git a/packages/addons/debugging/tools/evtest/source/bin/evtest-capture b/packages/addons/debugging/tools/evtest/source/bin/evtest-capture
index 9a87880fa5..716d71dbcd 100755
--- a/packages/addons/debugging/tools/evtest/source/bin/evtest-capture
+++ b/packages/addons/debugging/tools/evtest/source/bin/evtest-capture
@@ -24,6 +24,4 @@
 
 ADDON_DIR="$HOME/.xbmc/addons/debug.tools.evtest"
 
-chmod +x $ADDON_DIR/lib/*
-
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$ADDON_DIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" evtest-capture.bin $@
diff --git a/packages/addons/debugging/tools/htop/source/bin/htop b/packages/addons/debugging/tools/htop/source/bin/htop
index 49ce1a20d1..47eebfa154 100755
--- a/packages/addons/debugging/tools/htop/source/bin/htop
+++ b/packages/addons/debugging/tools/htop/source/bin/htop
@@ -24,6 +24,4 @@
 
 ADDON_DIR="$HOME/.xbmc/addons/debug.tools.htop"
 
-chmod +x $ADDON_DIR/lib/*
-
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$ADDON_DIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" htop.bin $@
diff --git a/packages/addons/driver/xbmc-wiimote/source/bin/wiimote.service b/packages/addons/driver/xbmc-wiimote/source/bin/wiimote.service
index 45a92b772e..bc09c11102 100755
--- a/packages/addons/driver/xbmc-wiimote/source/bin/wiimote.service
+++ b/packages/addons/driver/xbmc-wiimote/source/bin/wiimote.service
@@ -29,6 +29,4 @@
 ################################################################################
 # start ps3d
 ################################################################################
-  chmod +x $ADDON_DIR/lib/*
-
   LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$ADDON_DIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" wiimote &
diff --git a/packages/addons/multimedia/makemkv/source/bin/makemkvcon b/packages/addons/multimedia/makemkv/source/bin/makemkvcon
index acd39626b4..b3c55da8a1 100755
--- a/packages/addons/multimedia/makemkv/source/bin/makemkvcon
+++ b/packages/addons/multimedia/makemkv/source/bin/makemkvcon
@@ -26,5 +26,4 @@ ADDON_DIR="/storage/.xbmc/addons/lib.multimedia.makemkv"
 
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$ADDON_DIR/lib"
 
-chmod 755 $ADDON_DIR/lib/*
 makemkvcon.bin $@
diff --git a/packages/addons/shell/texteditor/nano/source/bin/nano b/packages/addons/shell/texteditor/nano/source/bin/nano
index cb5ed06a98..8d765a0962 100755
--- a/packages/addons/shell/texteditor/nano/source/bin/nano
+++ b/packages/addons/shell/texteditor/nano/source/bin/nano
@@ -24,6 +24,4 @@
 
 ADDON_DIR="$HOME/.xbmc/addons/shell.texteditor.nano"
 
-chmod +x $ADDON_DIR/lib/*
-
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$ADDON_DIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" nano.bin $@
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-pvr/init.d/93_xbmc b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-pvr/init.d/93_xbmc
index 15b9c8633e..291cb93a2d 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-pvr/init.d/93_xbmc
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-pvr/init.d/93_xbmc
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ fi
 # hack: make addon-bins executable
   chmod +x /storage/.xbmc/addons/*/bin/* > /dev/null 2>&1
 
-# hack: make addon-libs executable
-  chmod +x /storage/.xbmc/addons/*/lib/* > /dev/null 2>&1
-
 # hack to support user installed fonts
   SUBFONTS="/storage/.xbmc/userdata/fonts"
   if [ -d "$SUBFONTS" ]; then
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/init.d/93_xbmc b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/init.d/93_xbmc
index 374955bde2..0413e13e06 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/init.d/93_xbmc
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/init.d/93_xbmc
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ fi
 # hack: make addon-bins executable
   chmod +x /storage/.xbmc/addons/*/bin/* > /dev/null 2>&1
 
-# hack: make addon-libs executable
-  chmod +x /storage/.xbmc/addons/*/lib/* > /dev/null 2>&1
-
 # hack to support user installed fonts
   SUBFONTS="/storage/.xbmc/userdata/fonts"
   if [ -d "$SUBFONTS" ]; then