diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4a29f2f8..efa1f19c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -886,9 +886,9 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([lang/Makefile lang/cl/Makefile lang/cl/gpgme.asd])
 AM_COND_IF([HAVE_DOXYGEN], [AC_CONFIG_FILES([lang/qt/doc/Doxyfile])])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES(lang/qt/doc/Makefile)
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([lang/python/Makefile
-		 lang/python/setup.py
 		 lang/python/pyme/version.py
 		 lang/python/tests/Makefile])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([lang/python/setup.py], [chmod a+x lang/python/setup.py])
 AC_OUTPUT
 
 echo "