diff --git a/helper-templates/replace-interpreter.sh b/helper-templates/replace-interpreter.sh
index 1ad975f91ea..dd36774756d 100644
--- a/helper-templates/replace-interpreter.sh
+++ b/helper-templates/replace-interpreter.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ replace_interpreter()
 		$sed_cmd -e "1s|^#![[:space:]]*${orsb}|#!${trpath}|"	\
 			$wrksrc/$file > $wrksrc/$file.in && 		\
 			$mv_cmd $wrksrc/$file.in $wrksrc/$file &&	\
+			$chmod_cmd a+x $file &&				\
 			echo "=> Transformed $lang script: ${file##$wrksrc}."
 	else
 		echo "=> Ignoring unexistent $lang script: ${file##$wrksrc}."