diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/plocate/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/plocate/default.nix
index b44cb0b14860..d4ea53b2301f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/plocate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/plocate/default.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-Ddbpath=locatedb"
   ];
 
+  # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/300635
+  postInstall = ''chmod -R u-s,g-s "$out"'';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Much faster locate";
     homepage = "https://plocate.sesse.net/";