diff --git a/install_homebrew.rb b/install_homebrew.rb
index 037d75b453..b0740572b0 100644
--- a/install_homebrew.rb
+++ b/install_homebrew.rb
@@ -88,7 +88,10 @@ puts "/usr/local/bin/brew"
 puts "/usr/local/Library/Formula/..."
 puts "/usr/local/Library/Homebrew/..."
 
-chmods = %w(bin etc include lib lib/pkgconfig Library sbin share var . share/locale share/man share/man/man1 share/info share/doc share/aclocal).
+chmods = %w( . bin etc include lib lib/pkgconfig Library sbin share var share/locale share/man
+             share/man/man1 share/man/man2 share/man/man3 share/man/man4
+             share/man/man5 share/man/man6 share/man/man7 share/man/man8
+             share/info share/doc share/aclocal ).
             map{ |d| "/usr/local/#{d}" }.
             select{ |d| File.directory? d and not File.writable? d }
 chgrps = chmods.reject{ |d| File.stat(d).grpowned? }