--- unix/unix.c
+++ unix/unix.c
@@ -1042,6 +1042,16 @@
     ush z_uidgid[2];
     int have_uidgid_flg;
 
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    Change the file permissions from default ones to those stored in the
+    zipfile. This has to done *before* closing the file.
+  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#ifndef NO_CHMOD
+    if (chmod(G.filename, filtattr(__G__ G.pInfo->file_attr)))
+        perror("chmod (file attributes) error");
+#endif
+
     fclose(G.outfile);
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1151,16 +1161,6 @@
 #endif /* ?AOS_VS */
     }
 
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    Change the file permissions from default ones to those stored in the
-    zipfile.
-  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-#ifndef NO_CHMOD
-    if (chmod(G.filename, filtattr(__G__ G.pInfo->file_attr)))
-        perror("chmod (file attributes) error");
-#endif
-
 } /* end function close_outfile() */
 
 #endif /* !MTS */