1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/audit.rb
index 5580eaeeb..049260d47 100755
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/audit.rb
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@ module Homebrew extend self
       problems += audit_formula_instance f
       problems += audit_formula_urls f
 
+      perms = File.stat(f.path).mode
+      if perms.to_s(8) != "100644"
+        problems << " * permissions wrong; chmod 644 #{f.path}"
+      end
+
       text = ""
       File.open(f.path, "r") { |afile| text = afile.read }