diff --git a/perl-Syntax-Keyword-Try.spec b/perl-Syntax-Keyword-Try.spec
index 8af00a3..acd0ab3 100644
--- a/perl-Syntax-Keyword-Try.spec
+++ b/perl-Syntax-Keyword-Try.spec
@@ -58,16 +58,17 @@ with "%{_libexecdir}/%{name}/test".
 %prep
 %setup -q -n Syntax-Keyword-Try-%{version}
 
+# Help file to recognise the Perl scripts
+for F in t/*.t; do
+    perl -i -MConfig -ple 'print $Config{startperl} if $. == 1 && !s{\A#!.*perl\b}{$Config{startperl}}' "$F"
+
+    chmod +x "$F"
+done
+
 %build
 perl Build.PL --installdirs=vendor --optimize="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
 ./Build
 
-# Help file to recognise the Perl scripts
-for F in t/*.t; do
-    perl -i -MConfig -ple 'print $Config{startperl} if $. == 1 && !s{\A#!\s*perl}{$Config{startperl}}' "$F"
-    chmod +x "$F"
-done
-
 %install
 ./Build install --destdir=%{buildroot} --create_packlist=0
 find %{buildroot} -type f -name '*.bs' -size 0 -delete