diff --git a/builddep.sh b/builddep.sh
index 75235fa99..9cfde7ab8 100755
--- a/builddep.sh
+++ b/builddep.sh
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ chgrp -R -h $SYSGRP *
 chmod -R g+w *
 
 # Change permission on all repodata files to be readable by all
-chmod a+r */*/repodata/*.gz
-chmod a+r */*/repodata/*.bz2
+chmod a+rx */*/repodata
+chmod a+r */*/repodata/*
 
 TARBALL_WORKING_DIR="${XCATCOREDIR}/${DESTDIR}"
 echo "===> Building the tarball at: ${TARBALL_WORKING_DIR} ..."