diff --git a/distribution/archives/build.gradle b/distribution/archives/build.gradle
index 5d1703399aad4..337c06f41d093 100644
--- a/distribution/archives/build.gradle
+++ b/distribution/archives/build.gradle
@@ -104,15 +104,23 @@ tasks.withType(AbstractArchiveTask) {
   baseName = "elasticsearch${ subdir.contains('oss') ? '-oss' : ''}"
 }
 
+Closure commonZipConfig = {
+  dirMode 0755
+  fileMode 0644
+}
+
 task buildIntegTestZip(type: Zip) {
+  configure(commonZipConfig)
   with archiveFiles(transportModulesFiles, 'zip', false)
 }
 
 task buildZip(type: Zip) {
+  configure(commonZipConfig)
   with archiveFiles(modulesFiles(false), 'zip', false)
 }
 
 task buildOssZip(type: Zip) {
+  configure(commonZipConfig)
   with archiveFiles(modulesFiles(true), 'zip', true)
 }