diff --git a/slang.spec b/slang.spec
index 8bb3981..be37334 100644
--- a/slang.spec
+++ b/slang.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: The shared library for the S-Lang extension language.
 Name: slang
 Version: 1.4.9
-Release: 19
+Release: 20
 License: GPL
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 Source: ftp://space.mit.edu/pub/davis/slang/v1.4/slang-%{version}.tar.bz2
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ mkdir -p ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}%{_includedir}/slang
 %makeinstall \
   install_lib_dir=${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}%{_libdir} \
   install_include_dir=${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}%{_includedir}/slang install-elf
+chmod 0755 ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}%{_libdir}/libslang*.so.*.*
 ln -sf libslang-utf8.so.%{version} ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}%{_libdir}/libslang-utf8.so.1
 ln -sf libslang-utf8.so ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}%{_libdir}/libslang.so
 ln -sf libslang-utf8.a ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}%{_libdir}/libslang.a
@@ -90,6 +91,9 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 %{_includedir}/slang
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Oct 16 2005 Florian La Roche <laroche@redhat.com>
+- add exec perms to shared libs
+
 * Mon Sep  5 2005 Petr Raszyk <praszyk@redhat.com> - 1.4.9-19
 - One line in the patch 'slang-utf8-acs.ptach' commented out (#138445).