diff --git a/rsync.changes b/rsync.changes
index 339a16a..0de02d6 100644
--- a/rsync.changes
+++ b/rsync.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Mar 12 08:13:24 UTC 2024 - Bernhard Wiedemann <bwiedemann@suse.com>
+
+- Avoid package changes in %check
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Nov 29 12:34:30 UTC 2023 - Stefan Schubert <schubi@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/rsync.spec b/rsync.spec
index 0a48b72..618e855 100644
--- a/rsync.spec
+++ b/rsync.spec
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ export LDFLAGS="-Wl,-z,relro,-z,now -fPIE -pie"
 %make_build
 
 %check
+chmod +x support/*
 %make_build check
 chmod -x support/*
 
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ install -D -m 0644 %{SOURCE9} %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/rsyncd@.service
 install -D -m 0644 %{SOURCE8} %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/rsyncd.service
 install -D -m 0644 %{SOURCE3} %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/rsyncd.socket
 ln -sf service %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/rcrsyncd
+chmod -x support/*
 
 %pre
 %service_add_pre rsyncd.service