diff --git a/config/rootfiles/core/170/update.sh b/config/rootfiles/core/170/update.sh
index b6b66f3f1..c7dc09946 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/core/170/update.sh
+++ b/config/rootfiles/core/170/update.sh
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ ldconfig
 mkdir -pv /var/lib/ipblocklist
 chown nobody:nobody /var/lib/ipblocklist
 
+# Ensure permissions for /var/ipfire/ipblocklist are set properly
+chown -Rv nobody:nobody /var/ipfire/ipblocklist
+
 # Rebuild fcrontab from scratch
 /usr/bin/fcrontab -z
 
diff --git a/lfs/ipblocklist-sources b/lfs/ipblocklist-sources
index 30b9e94a4..87bd95cca 100644
--- a/lfs/ipblocklist-sources
+++ b/lfs/ipblocklist-sources
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ b2 :
 
 $(TARGET) :
 	@$(PREBUILD)
-	mkdir -p /var/ipfire/ipblocklist
-	install -v -m 0644 $(DIR_SRC)/config/ipblocklist/sources /var/ipfire/ipblocklist
+	install -d -o nobody -g nobody -m 0755 /var/ipfire/ipblocklist
+	install -v -o nobody -g nobody -m 0644 $(DIR_SRC)/config/ipblocklist/sources /var/ipfire/ipblocklist
 
 	@$(POSTBUILD)