diff --git a/system/suckless-tools/README b/system/suckless-tools/README
index 66ca33d394..18ff53932e 100644
--- a/system/suckless-tools/README
+++ b/system/suckless-tools/README
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ bundled together in one build because they're so small and simple.
 
 Included tools:
 
-lsw - Lists the titles of all running X windows to stdout, similar to ls(1).
+lsw - List titles of all running X windows to stdout, similar to ls(1).
 lsx - List executables in a directory tree [1].
 sprop - Simple X property utility.
 sselp - Simple X selection printer.
 ssid - Simple setsid replacement.
 swarp - Simple pointer warping tool for X.
-wmname - Prints/sets the window manager name property of the root window [2].
+wmname - Print/set window manager name property of the root window [2].
 xssstate - A simple tool to retrieve the X screensaver state.
 
 Not included:
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ on SlackBuilds.org.
 one of these, please let me know so I can update this README.
 
 [1] lsx would conflict with the /usr/bin/lsx from Slackware's minicom
-package. To avoid this, lsx is installed as /usr/bin/lsX. If you don't use
-XMODEM (or even know what it is), "rm -f /usr/bin/lsx" before installing
-suckless-tools, and /usr/bin/lsx will be a symlink to lsX.
+package. To avoid this, lsx is installed as /usr/bin/lsX. If you don't
+use XMODEM (or even know what it is), "rm -f /usr/bin/lsx" before
+installing suckless-tools, and /usr/bin/lsx will be a symlink to lsX.
 
 [2] wmname has been packaged separately (as desktop/wmname). This build
 gives you the same version of wmname, plus a man page for it, so the
diff --git a/system/suckless-tools/suckless-tools.SlackBuild b/system/suckless-tools/suckless-tools.SlackBuild
index d59c048f53..2aad6a998c 100644
--- a/system/suckless-tools/suckless-tools.SlackBuild
+++ b/system/suckless-tools/suckless-tools.SlackBuild
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 
 # Licensed under the WTFPL. See http://www.wtfpl.net/txt/copying/ for details.
 
+# 20210823 bkw: note to self: don't try to upgrade lsw to 0.3. It
+# doesn't actually work (0.2 does).
+
 PROGS="lsw lsx sprop sselp ssid swarp wmname xssstate"
 
 cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
@@ -24,9 +27,6 @@ if [ -z "$ARCH" ]; then
   esac
 fi
 
-# If the variable PRINT_PACKAGE_NAME is set, then this script will report what
-# the name of the created package would be, and then exit. This information
-# could be useful to other scripts.
 if [ ! -z "${PRINT_PACKAGE_NAME}" ]; then
   echo "$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.$PKGTYPE"
   exit 0
@@ -75,11 +75,8 @@ for prog in $PROGS; do
   toolver=$( echo $dir | cut -d- -f2 )
 
   chown -R root:root .
-  find -L . \
-   \( -perm 777 -o -perm 775 -o -perm 750 -o -perm 711 -o -perm 555 \
-    -o -perm 511 \) -exec chmod 755 {} \; -o \
-   \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 640 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 \
-   -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) -exec chmod 644 {} \;
+  find -L .  -perm /111 -a \! -perm 755 -a -exec chmod 755 {} \+ -o \
+          \! -perm /111 -a \! -perm 644 -a -exec chmod 644 {} \+
 
   sed -i -e "s,-O.\>,$SLKCFLAGS," -e "s,\<lib\>,lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX," config.mk