diff --git a/Alien/Package/Deb.pm b/Alien/Package/Deb.pm
index 78e8eaa..3658338 100644
--- a/Alien/Package/Deb.pm
+++ b/Alien/Package/Deb.pm
@@ -734,8 +734,8 @@ sub postinst {
 	foreach my $file (sort keys %$owninfo) {
 		my $quotedfile=$file;
 		$quotedfile=~s/'/'"'"'/g; # no single quotes in single quotes..
-		$permscript.="chown '$owninfo->{$file}' '$quotedfile'\n";
-		$permscript.="chmod '$modeinfo->${file}' '$quotedfile'\n"
+		$permscript.="chown '".$owninfo->{$file}."' '$quotedfile'\n";
+		$permscript.="chmod '".$modeinfo->${file}."' '$quotedfile'\n"
 			if (defined $modeinfo->{$file});
 	}
 	return "$firstline\n$permscript\n$rest";