--- FilesCheck.py
+++ FilesCheck.py
@@ -651,6 +651,7 @@
 bin_regex=re.compile('^(/usr)?/s?bin/')
 includefile_regex=re.compile('\.(c|h|a|cmi)$')
 buildconfigfile_regex=re.compile('(\.pc|/bin/.+-config)$')
+docdir_examples_regex=re.compile('^/usr/(?:share/doc/packages|lib(?:64))/[^/]+/(?:example|demo|script|contrib)')
 sofile_regex=re.compile('/lib(64)?(?:/.+)?/lib[^/]+\.so$')
 devel_regex=re.compile('(.*)-(debug(info)?|devel|source|static)$')
 debuginfo_package_regex=re.compile('-debug(info)?$')
@@ -990,7 +991,7 @@
                                        compr_regex.search(f) or \
                                        includefile_regex.search(f) or \
                                        logrotate_regex.search(f)
-                    if nonexec_file:
+                    if nonexec_file and not docdir_examples_regex.search(f):
                         printWarning(pkg, 'spurious-executable-perm', f)
                 elif f.startswith('/etc/'):
                     if not f in config_files and not f in ghost_files:
@@ -1289,7 +1290,10 @@
 'spurious-executable-perm',
 '''The file is installed with executable permissions, but was identified as one
 that probably should not be executable.  Verify if the executable bits are
-desired, and remove if not.''',
+desired, and remove if not.
+NOTE: example scripts should be packaged under %docdir/examples, which will avoid
+this warning.
+''',
 
 'world-writable',
 '''A file or directory in the package is installed with world writable