diff --git a/servers/slapd/Makefile.in b/servers/slapd/Makefile.in
index 6da5b9f279..b5d4df2145 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/Makefile.in
+++ b/servers/slapd/Makefile.in
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ install-schema: FORCE
 
 install-conf: FORCE
 	@-$(MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)
-	@-$(MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/openldap-ldbm
+	@-$(INSTALL) -m 700 -d $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/openldap-ldbm
 	@for i in $(CFFILES); do \
 		tmpcf=$$i.tmp ; \
 		if test $$i = slapd.conf ; then \