diff --git a/kcheckpass/CMakeLists.txt b/kcheckpass/CMakeLists.txt
index 831193d60..5e83ee41e 100644
--- a/kcheckpass/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kcheckpass/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ tde_add_executable( kcheckpass AUTOMOC
     checkpass_shadow.c checkpass_osfc2passwd.c checkpass_aix.c
   LINK tdefakes-shared ${CRYPT_LIBRARY} ${PAM_LIBRARY}
   DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR}
+  SETUID
 )
 
-install( CODE "execute_process( COMMAND chown 0 \$ENV{DESTDIR}${_destination}/kcheckpass )" )
-install( CODE "execute_process( COMMAND chmod 4755 \$ENV{DESTDIR}${_destination}/kcheckpass )" )
diff --git a/tdekbdledsync/CMakeLists.txt b/tdekbdledsync/CMakeLists.txt
index 1fd78e7b3..a7ba5c621 100644
--- a/tdekbdledsync/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tdekbdledsync/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ tde_add_executable( tdekbdledsync
   SOURCES getfd.c main.cpp
   LINK udev X11
   DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR}
+  SETUID
 )
 
-install( CODE "execute_process( COMMAND chown 0 \$ENV{DESTDIR}${_destination}/tdekbdledsync )" )
-install( CODE "execute_process( COMMAND chmod 4755 \$ENV{DESTDIR}${_destination}/tdekbdledsync )" )