diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
index c45e60d03..091860bc5 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ workdir="${WORKDIR:-$PWD}"
 
 destdir="${workdir}/kata-static"
 
+default_binary_permissions='0744'
+
 die() {
 	msg="$*"
 	echo "ERROR: ${msg}" >&2
@@ -586,8 +588,8 @@ install_firecracker() {
 	"${firecracker_builder}"
 	info "Install static firecracker"
 	mkdir -p "${destdir}/opt/kata/bin/"
-	sudo install -D --owner root --group root --mode 0744 release-${firecracker_version}-${ARCH}/firecracker-${firecracker_version}-${ARCH} "${destdir}/opt/kata/bin/firecracker"
-	sudo install -D --owner root --group root --mode 0744 release-${firecracker_version}-${ARCH}/jailer-${firecracker_version}-${ARCH} "${destdir}/opt/kata/bin/jailer"
+	sudo install -D --owner root --group root --mode "$default_binary_permissions" release-${firecracker_version}-${ARCH}/firecracker-${firecracker_version}-${ARCH} "${destdir}/opt/kata/bin/firecracker"
+	sudo install -D --owner root --group root --mode "$default_binary_permissions" release-${firecracker_version}-${ARCH}/jailer-${firecracker_version}-${ARCH} "${destdir}/opt/kata/bin/jailer"
 }
 
 install_clh_helper() {
@@ -610,7 +612,7 @@ install_clh_helper() {
 	libc="${libc}" features="${features}" "${clh_builder}"
 	info "Install static cloud-hypervisor"
 	mkdir -p "${destdir}/opt/kata/bin/"
-	sudo install -D --owner root --group root --mode 0744 cloud-hypervisor/cloud-hypervisor "${destdir}/opt/kata/bin/cloud-hypervisor${suffix}"
+	sudo install -D --owner root --group root --mode "$default_binary_permissions" cloud-hypervisor/cloud-hypervisor "${destdir}/opt/kata/bin/cloud-hypervisor${suffix}"
 }
 
 # Install static cloud-hypervisor asset
@@ -654,7 +656,7 @@ install_stratovirt() {
 	"${stratovirt_builder}"
 	info "Install static stratovirt"
 	mkdir -p "${destdir}/opt/kata/bin/"
-	sudo install -D --owner root --group root --mode 0744 static-stratovirt/stratovirt "${destdir}/opt/kata/bin/stratovirt"
+	sudo install -D --owner root --group root --mode "$default_binary_permissions" static-stratovirt/stratovirt "${destdir}/opt/kata/bin/stratovirt"
 }
 
 # Install static virtiofsd asset
@@ -674,7 +676,7 @@ install_virtiofsd() {
 	"${virtiofsd_builder}"
 	info "Install static virtiofsd"
 	mkdir -p "${destdir}/opt/kata/libexec/"
-	sudo install -D --owner root --group root --mode 0744 virtiofsd/virtiofsd "${destdir}/opt/kata/libexec/virtiofsd"
+	sudo install -D --owner root --group root --mode "$default_binary_permissions" virtiofsd/virtiofsd "${destdir}/opt/kata/libexec/virtiofsd"
 }
 
 # Install static nydus asset
@@ -698,7 +700,7 @@ install_nydus() {
 	mkdir -p "${destdir}/opt/kata/libexec/"
 	ls -tl . || true
 	ls -tl nydus-static || true
-	sudo install -D --owner root --group root --mode 0744 nydus-static/nydusd "${destdir}/opt/kata/libexec/nydusd"
+	sudo install -D --owner root --group root --mode "$default_binary_permissions" nydus-static/nydusd "${destdir}/opt/kata/libexec/nydusd"
 }
 
 #Install all components that are not assets
@@ -853,7 +855,7 @@ install_tools_helper() {
 		sudo install -D --owner root --group root --mode 0644 ${repo_root_dir}/src/tools/${tool}/genpolicy-settings.json "${defaults_path}/genpolicy-settings.json"
 		binary_permissions="0755"
 	else
-		binary_permissions="0744"
+		binary_permissions="$default_binary_permissions"
 	fi
 
 	info "Install static ${tool_binary}"