diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/azcopy/util.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/azcopy/util.py
index bddd2e71b6f..f6b3ef4b2b9 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/azcopy/util.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/azcopy/util.py
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ def install_azcopy(self, install_location):
         else:
             raise CLIError('Azcopy ({}) does not exist.'.format(self.system))
         try:
-            os.chmod(install_dir,
-                     os.stat(install_dir).st_mode | stat.S_IWUSR | stat.S_IWGRP | stat.S_IWOTH)
+            os.chmod(install_dir, os.stat(install_dir).st_mode | stat.S_IWUSR)
             _urlretrieve(file_url, install_location)
             os.chmod(install_location,
                      os.stat(install_location).st_mode | stat.S_IXUSR | stat.S_IXGRP | stat.S_IXOTH)