diff --git a/etc/Makefile b/etc/Makefile
index a1d75ea010d4..85fe6d1cd242 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile
+++ b/etc/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #	from: @(#)Makefile	5.11 (Berkeley) 5/21/91
-#	$Id: Makefile,v 1.137 1996/06/25 18:05:58 jkh Exp $
+#	$Id: Makefile,v 1.138 1996/07/11 21:22:50 pst Exp $
 
 # -rw-r--r--
 BINOWN= root
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ distribution:
 		    ${DESTDIR}/root/.fvwmrc; \
 		${INSTALL} -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 644 dot.Xdefaults \
 		    ${DESTDIR}/root/.Xdefaults; \
-		${INSTALL} -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 644 dot.xsession \
+		${INSTALL} -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 755 dot.xsession \
 		    ${DESTDIR}/root/.xsession; \
 		${INSTALL} -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 644 dot.cshrc \
 		    ${DESTDIR}/root/.cshrc; \