diff --git a/python-qt5.spec b/python-qt5.spec
index 0bccdc0..ca37ec3 100644
--- a/python-qt5.spec
+++ b/python-qt5.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 Summary: Python bindings for Qt5
 Name: 	 python-qt5 
 Version: 5.4
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 
 # all BSD, except for GPLv2+ dbus bindings and examples
 License: BSD and GPLv2+
@@ -149,11 +149,19 @@ popd
 # Python 3 build:
 %if 0%{?with_python3}
 make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot} INSTALL_ROOT=%{buildroot} -C %{py3dir}
+# ensure .so modules are executable for proper -debuginfo extraction
+for i in %{buildroot}%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/*.so %{buildroot}%{python3_dbus_dir}/pyqt5.so ; do
+chmod a+rx $i
+done
 %endif # with_python3
 
 # Python 2 build:
 %if 0%{?with_python2}
 make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot} INSTALL_ROOT=%{buildroot}
+# ensure .so modules are executable for proper -debuginfo extraction
+for i in %{buildroot}%{python2_sitearch}/PyQt5/*.so %{buildroot}%{python2_dbus_dir}/pyqt5.so ; do
+chmod a+rx $i
+done
 %endif # with_python2
 
 # remove Python3 code from Python2 directory, fixes FTBFS like PyQt4 (#564633)
@@ -256,6 +264,9 @@ rm -rfv %{buildroot}%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/uic/port_v2/
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Dec 27 2014 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> 5.4-2
+- ensure .so modules are executable (for proper -debuginfo extraction)
+
 * Fri Dec 26 2014 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> 5.4-1
 - 5.4