diff --git a/glib/Makefile.am b/glib/Makefile.am
index 7eac7ffb4..149004a63 100644
--- a/glib/Makefile.am
+++ b/glib/Makefile.am
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ install-exec-hook:
 	    -e '1,24s|^ *#@PKGINSTALL_CONFIGVARS_IN24LINES@|  ${CONFIGVARS}|' \
 	    -e '1,1s|#! /usr/bin/env python\([0-9]\+\(\.[0-9]\+\)\?\)\?|#!${PYTHON}|' \
 	  || exit $$? ; \
+	  chmod a+x $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$$sf ; \
 	  rm -f "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$$sf".tmp ; \
 	done