diff --git a/src/sysroot.rs b/src/sysroot.rs
index 1f3c8d1..422d3d0 100644
--- a/src/sysroot.rs
+++ b/src/sysroot.rs
@@ -85,10 +85,20 @@ fn build_crate(
     }
 
     util::write(&td.join("Cargo.toml"), &stoml)?;
-    fs::copy(lockfile, &td.join("Cargo.lock")).chain_err(||
+    let dst_file = td.join("Cargo.lock");
+    fs::copy(lockfile, &dst_file).chain_err(||
         format!("failed to copy Cargo.lock from `{}` to `{}`",
-            lockfile.display(), &td.join("Cargo.lock").display())
+            lockfile.display(), &dst_file.display())
     )?;
+    let mut perms = fs::metadata(&dst_file).chain_err(||
+        format!("failed to retrieve permissions for `{}`",
+            dst_file.display())
+    )?.permissions();
+    perms.set_readonly(false);
+    fs::set_permissions(&dst_file, perms).chain_err(||
+        format!("failed to update permissions for `{}`",
+            dst_file.display())
+    );
     util::mkdir(&td.join("src"))?;
     util::write(&td.join("src/lib.rs"), "")?;