diff --git a/build/globals.mak b/build/globals.mak
index 862dc97e5..8405a5d7b 100644
--- a/build/globals.mak
+++ b/build/globals.mak
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ LS :=					$(CYG_BIN_DIR)/ls
 MV :=					$(CYG_BIN_DIR)/mv
 DATE :=					$(CYG_BIN_DIR)/date
 SED :=					$(CYG_BIN_DIR)/sed
-ATTRIB :=				$(CYG_BIN_DIR)/chmod 
+ATTRIB :=				$(CYG_BIN_DIR)/chmod +w
 
 LOG_NAME :=				uname
 PARKGRAB :=				parkgrab
diff --git a/makefile.gfx b/makefile.gfx
index 631588873..28d8ad2aa 100644
--- a/makefile.gfx
+++ b/makefile.gfx
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ cleansfx:
 
 $(SFX_ALL_OUT) : $(SFX_ALL_IN)
 	@$(CP) $(SFX_ALL_IN) $(SFX_OUT_DIR)
-	@$(ATTRIB) -r $(SFX_ALL_OUT)
+	@$(ATTRIB) $(SFX_ALL_OUT)
 
 GRAF_DIRS_TO_MAKE	+=	$(SFX_OUT_DIR)
 GFX_DATA_OUT		+=	$(SFX_ALL_OUT)
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ cleanmcheader:
 
 $(MC_HEADER_OUT) : $(MC_HEADER_IN)
 	@$(CP) $(MC_HEADER_IN) $(MC_HEADER_OUT)
-	@$(ATTRIB) -r $(MC_HEADER_OUT)
+	@$(ATTRIB) $(MC_HEADER_OUT)
 
 GRAF_DIRS_TO_MAKE	+= $(MC_HEADER_OUT_DIR)
 GFX_DATA_OUT		+= $(MC_HEADER_OUT)	
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ cleanmusic:
 
 $(MUSIC_ALL_OUT) : $(MUSIC_ALL_IN)
 	@$(CP) $(MUSIC_ALL_IN) $(MUSIC_OUT_DIR)
-	@$(ATTRIB) -r $(MUSIC_ALL_OUT)
+	$(ATTRIB) $(MUSIC_ALL_OUT)
 
 GRAF_DIRS_TO_MAKE	+=	$(MUSIC_OUT_DIR)
 GFX_DATA_OUT		+=	$(MUSIC_ALL_OUT)
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ cleandemo:
 
 $(DEMO_ALL_OUT) : $(DEMO_ALL_IN)
 	@$(CP) $(DEMO_ALL_IN) $(DEMO_OUT_DIR)
-	@$(ATTRIB) -r $(DEMO_ALL_OUT)
+	@$(ATTRIB) $(DEMO_ALL_OUT)
 
 GRAF_DIRS_TO_MAKE	+=	$(DEMO_OUT_DIR)
 GFX_DATA_OUT		+=	$(DEMO_ALL_OUT)