--- a/usr/bin/byobu-janitor.in
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-janitor.in
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ DEFAULT_PROFILE="light"
 PROFILE="$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/profile"
 
 # Create byobu-exchange buffer file, with secure permissions, if it doesn't exist
-[ -e "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/printscreen" ] || install -m 600 /dev/null "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/printscreen"
+[ -e "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/printscreen" ] || { cp /dev/null "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/printscreen"; chmod 600 "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/printscreen"; }
 
 # Affects: users who launched using sudo, such that their config dir
 # is not writable by them