diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8f11b0f..392aacc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ ${OBJS}: daemon.h
 
 .in:
 	sed -e 's|%%PREFIX%%|${PREFIX}|g' -e 's|%%RUNDIR%%|${RUNDIR}|g' $< > $@
+	chmod a+x $@
 
 tags: *.c *.h
 	ctags -w *.c *.h