diff --git a/lynis b/lynis
index 01552d74..f8cdc18a 100755
--- a/lynis
+++ b/lynis
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
     OWNER2ID=`ls -n ${INCLUDEDIR}/functions | awk -F" " '{ print $3 }'`
 
     ISSUE=0
+    SHOWPERMERROR=0
     # Check permissions of include/consts file (400, 600, 640, 644)
     if [ ! "${PERMS}" = "r--------" -a ! "${PERMS}" = "rw-------" -a ! "${PERMS}" = "rw-r-----" -a ! "${PERMS}" = "rw-r--r--" ]; then
         ISSUE=1; echo "[!] Change file permissions of ${INCLUDEDIR}/consts to 640."; echo "    Command: chmod 640 ${INCLUDEDIR}/consts"