diff --git a/quilt.spec b/quilt.spec
index b74d17d..c47998b 100644
--- a/quilt.spec
+++ b/quilt.spec
@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@ make install BUILD_ROOT=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 install -m 644 lib/quilt.elc \
 	$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/
 mv $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/bash_completion.d/quilt{,.sh}
-#make rpmlint happy
-chmod 755 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_datadir}/quilt/scripts/patchfns
 # We only needed the /usr/bin/patch compatibility symlink for the
 # test suite.
 [ $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/quilt/compat/patch -ef /usr/bin/patch ] \