diff --git a/mesonbuild/minstall.py b/mesonbuild/minstall.py
index 551f909c8..a810ccbbd 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/minstall.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/minstall.py
@@ -693,7 +693,6 @@ class Installer:
                 raise MesonException(f'File {fname!r} could not be found')
             elif os.path.isfile(fname):
                 file_copied = self.do_copyfile(fname, outname, makedirs=(dm, outdir))
-                self.set_mode(outname, install_mode, d.install_umask)
                 if should_strip and d.strip_bin is not None:
                     if fname.endswith('.jar'):
                         self.log('Not stripping jar target: {}'.format(os.path.basename(fname)))
@@ -723,6 +722,8 @@ class Installer:
                         pass
                     else:
                         raise
+                # file mode needs to be set last, after strip/depfixer editing
+                self.set_mode(outname, install_mode, d.install_umask)
 
 def rebuild_all(wd: str) -> bool:
     if not (Path(wd) / 'build.ninja').is_file():
diff --git a/test cases/common/190 install_mode/meson.build b/test cases/common/190 install_mode/meson.build
index cae1e91ab..e877ba757 100644
--- a/test cases/common/190 install_mode/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/common/190 install_mode/meson.build	
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ install_man('foo.1',
 executable('trivialprog',
   sources : 'trivial.c',
   install : true,
+  build_rpath: meson.current_build_dir(),
   install_mode : ['rwxr-sr-x', 'root', 'root'])
 
 # test install_mode in static_library