diff --git a/tool/run/load/tftp b/tool/run/load/tftp
index 269a3e9366..dfe224814a 100644
--- a/tool/run/load/tftp
+++ b/tool/run/load/tftp
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ proc load_tftp_use_absolute { } { return [get_cmd_switch --load-tftp-absolute] }
 proc install_pxe_bootloader_to_run_dir { } {
 	exec mkdir -p [run_dir]/boot
 	exec cp [genode_dir]/tool/boot/pulsar [run_dir]/boot/pulsar
+	exec chmod a+r [run_dir]/boot/pulsar
 	exec cp [genode_dir]/tool/boot/bender [run_dir]/boot/bender
+	exec chmod a+r [run_dir]/boot/bender
 }