diff --git a/gnu/games/chess/Makefile b/gnu/games/chess/Makefile
index 7a084cb0e9f..a281d35fb27 100644
--- a/gnu/games/chess/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/games/chess/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ MAN6=	chess.6
 DPADD=	${LIBCURSES} ${LIBTERM}
 LDADD=	-lcurses -ltermlib
 HIDEGAME=hidegame
+BINOWN?=	games
+.if defined(HIDEGAME)
+BINDIR?=	/usr/games/hide
+BINMODE?=	4700
+.else
+BINDIR?=	/usr/games
+.endif
 
 beforeinstall: 
 	install -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 ${.CURDIR}/gnuchess.book \