diff --git a/linux/PKGBUILD b/linux/PKGBUILD
index a3bd11285..bb77bca97 100644
--- a/linux/PKGBUILD
+++ b/linux/PKGBUILD
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgbase=linux
 pkgname=('linux' 'linux-headers' 'linux-docs')
 pkgver=4.18.3
 _srcname=linux-$pkgver
-pkgrel=1
+pkgrel=2
 arch=('x86_64')
 url="https://www.kernel.org/"
 license=('GPL2')
@@ -117,18 +117,19 @@ package_linux() {
   "
 
   # hack to allow specifying an initially nonexisting install file
-  sed "${_subst}" "${startdir}/${install}" > "${startdir}/${install}.pkg"
-  true && install=${install}.pkg
+  sed "$subst" "$startdir/$install" > "$startdir/$install.pkg"
+  true && install=$install.pkg
 
-  # install mkinitcpio preset file
-  sed "${_subst}" ../linux.preset |
-    install -Dm644 /dev/stdin "${pkgdir}/etc/mkinitcpio.d/${pkgbase}.preset"
+  # fill in mkinitcpio preset and pacman hooks
+  sed "$subst" ../linux.preset | install -Dm644 /dev/stdin \
+    "$pkgdir/etc/mkinitcpio.d/$pkgbase.preset"
+  sed "$subst" ../60-linux.hook | install -Dm644 /dev/stdin \
+    "$pkgdir/usr/share/libalpm/hooks/60-$pkgbase.hook"
+  sed "$subst" ../90-linux.hook | install -Dm644 /dev/stdin \
+    "$pkgdir/usr/share/libalpm/hooks/90-$pkgbase.hook"
 
-  # install pacman hooks
-  sed "${_subst}" ../60-linux.hook |
-    install -Dm644 /dev/stdin "${pkgdir}/usr/share/libalpm/hooks/60-${pkgbase}.hook"
-  sed "${_subst}" ../90-linux.hook |
-    install -Dm644 /dev/stdin "${pkgdir}/usr/share/libalpm/hooks/90-${pkgbase}.hook"
+  msg2 "Fixing permissions..."
+  chmod -Rc u=rwX,go=rX "$pkgdir"
 }
 
 package_linux-headers() {