diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/jsonwizard/jsonwizardfilegenerator.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/jsonwizard/jsonwizardfilegenerator.cpp
index e6f4c4a0104..1644257a971 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/jsonwizard/jsonwizardfilegenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/jsonwizard/jsonwizardfilegenerator.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ Core::GeneratedFile JsonWizardFileGenerator::generateFile(const File &file,
                 return Core::GeneratedFile();
             }
         }
-        gf.setPermissions(file.source.permissions());
+        if (!file.source.isResourceFile()) // resource files mess up permissions, stay with default
+            gf.setPermissions(file.source.permissions());
     }
 
     Core::GeneratedFile::Attributes attributes;