diff --git a/scripts/create-release.sh b/scripts/create-release.sh
index fc5424640..70fd27beb 100755
--- a/scripts/create-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/create-release.sh
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ echo "------"
 
 ls -la *.gz *.zip *.bz2
 cd ..
-chmod 775 cvs
+chmod -R 775 cvs
 
 
 cat <<END