diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 68d5444e..cf1bc931 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ install: all
 	$(INSTALL) -m0644 $(INCLUDES) $(DESTDIR)$(INCDIR)/
 	$(MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)
 	$(MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(SOLIBDIR)
-	$(INSTALL) -m0644 libchibi-scheme$(SO).$(SOVERSION) $(DESTDIR)$(SOLIBDIR)/
+	$(INSTALL) -m0755 libchibi-scheme$(SO).$(SOVERSION) $(DESTDIR)$(SOLIBDIR)/
 	$(LN) -s -f $(DESTDIR)$(SOLIBDIR)/libchibi-scheme$(SO).$(SOVERSION) $(DESTDIR)$(SOLIBDIR)/libchibi-scheme$(SO).$(SOVERSION_MAJOR)
 	$(LN) -s -f $(DESTDIR)$(SOLIBDIR)/libchibi-scheme$(SO).$(SOVERSION) $(DESTDIR)$(SOLIBDIR)/libchibi-scheme$(SO)
 	-$(INSTALL) -m0644 libchibi-scheme.a $(DESTDIR)$(SOLIBDIR)/