diff --git a/xorriso/make_xorriso_standalone.sh b/xorriso/make_xorriso_standalone.sh
index 74cdc9e7..3db1ac68 100755
--- a/xorriso/make_xorriso_standalone.sh
+++ b/xorriso/make_xorriso_standalone.sh
@@ -272,9 +272,8 @@ rm -r ./autom4te.cache
 
 if test "$create_gnu_xorriso" = "yes"
 then
-  # ftp-upload@gnu.org dislikes my automake 1.9 and its chmod a+rwx
-  sed -e 's/by automake 1.9.6/by automake 1.11.1/' \
-      -e 's/-perm -777 -exec chmod a+rwx/-perm -755 -exec chmod u+rwx,go+rx/' \
+  # ftp-upload@gnu.org rejects Makefile.in with a dangerous chmod on make dist
+  sed -e 's/-perm -777 -exec chmod a+rwx/-perm -755 -exec chmod u+rwx,go+rx/' \
       < Makefile.in  > new_Makefile.in
   
   mv new_Makefile.in Makefile.in