diff --git a/package/iputils/iputils.mk b/package/iputils/iputils.mk
index b20cd12b7a..13e33898d6 100644
--- a/package/iputils/iputils.mk
+++ b/package/iputils/iputils.mk
@@ -69,4 +69,9 @@ define IPUTILS_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 755 $(@D)/traceroute6 $(TARGET_DIR)/bin/traceroute6
 endef
 
+define IPUTILS_PERMISSIONS
+	/bin/ping        f 4755 0 0 - - - - -
+	/bin/traceroute6 f 4755 0 0 - - - - -
+endef
+
 $(eval $(generic-package))