diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/ShadowApplicationPlugin.groovy b/src/main/groovy/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/ShadowApplicationPlugin.groovy
index a71ecce06..f579c8fd2 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/ShadowApplicationPlugin.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/ShadowApplicationPlugin.groovy
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class ShadowApplicationPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
             }
             into("bin") {
                 from(startScripts)
-                fileMode = 493
+                filePermissions { unix(493) }
             }
         }