--- gzip-1.3.5/gzip.c.perm	2005-04-26 14:22:58.211395152 +0200
+++ gzip-1.3.5/gzip.c	2005-04-26 14:24:10.414418624 +0200
@@ -881,6 +881,20 @@
     }
 
     close(ifd);
+    /* ofd ownership and permissions have to be set before close(ofd)*/
+    if (!to_stdout) {
+        if (fchmod(ofd, istat.st_mode & 07777)) {
+            int e = errno;
+	    WARN((stderr, "%s: ", progname));
+            if (!quiet) {
+	        errno = e;
+	        perror(ofname);
+	    }
+        } 						             
+#ifndef NO_CHOWN
+        fchown(ofd, istat.st_uid, istat.st_gid);  /* Copy ownership */
+#endif
+    }
     if (!to_stdout && close(ofd)) {
 	write_error();
     }
@@ -902,7 +916,7 @@
 	}
 	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
     }
-    /* Copy modes, times, ownership, and remove the input file */
+    /* Copy times and remove the input file */
     if (!to_stdout) {
 	copy_stat(&istat);
     }
@@ -1715,7 +1729,7 @@
 
 
 /* ========================================================================
- * Copy modes, times, ownership from input file to output file.
+ * Copy times from input file to output file.
  * IN assertion: to_stdout is false.
  */
 local void copy_stat(ifstat)
@@ -1730,18 +1744,6 @@
     }
     reset_times(ofname, ifstat);
 #endif
-    /* Copy the protection modes */
-    if (chmod(ofname, ifstat->st_mode & 07777)) {
-	int e = errno;
-	WARN((stderr, "%s: ", progname));
-	if (!quiet) {
-	    errno = e;
-	    perror(ofname);
-	}
-    }
-#ifndef NO_CHOWN
-    chown(ofname, ifstat->st_uid, ifstat->st_gid);  /* Copy ownership */
-#endif
     remove_ofname = 0;
     /* It's now safe to remove the input file: */
     if (xunlink (ifname)) {