diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/dra.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/dra.sh
index ce746b2be42..d2533caec6b 100644
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/dra.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/dra.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ buildkite-agent artifact download "build/dependencies*.csv" .
 cp build/dependencies*.csv build/distributions/
 
 echo "--- Changing permissions for the release manager"
-chmod -R a+r build/
 sudo chown -R :1000 build/
 ls -l build/distributions/