diff --git a/pycairo.spec b/pycairo.spec
index 9c94dba..cd3c839 100644
--- a/pycairo.spec
+++ b/pycairo.spec
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ libraries so that they interoperate with pycairo.
 %setup -q -n py2cairo-%{version}
 # fix broken tarball
 touch ChangeLog
+# we install examples into docdir, so remove executable bit
+find examples -type f | xargs chmod -x
 
 %build
 # fix broken tarball