diff --git a/btrfsprogs.changes b/btrfsprogs.changes
index 5002a84..8dc61fa 100644
--- a/btrfsprogs.changes
+++ b/btrfsprogs.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Apr 10 21:50:00 UTC 2012 - frank.lichtenheld@sophos.com
+
+- set correct file mode if writing replacement fsck
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Apr  6 13:57:43 CEST 2012 - dsterba@suse.cz
 
diff --git a/btrfsprogs.spec b/btrfsprogs.spec
index 4506789..d2bf3ff 100644
--- a/btrfsprogs.spec
+++ b/btrfsprogs.spec
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ if [ -x "%{_bindir}/true" ]; then
 	cp %{_bindir}/true ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/%{_sbindir}/fsck.btrfs
 else
 	echo -e '#!/bin/sh\nexit 0' > ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/%{_sbindir}/fsck.btrfs
+	chmod +x ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/%{_sbindir}/fsck.btrfs
 fi
 #UsrMerge
 ln -s %{_sbindir}/fsck.btrfs ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/sbin