diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 3f5a60634..d011cd636 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ dist:
 	cp -r ../_darcs/current $(DIST_DIR)
 	cd $(DIST_DIR)/src && perl -pi -e "s/^AC_INIT\(\[GF\],\[[^\]]*\]/AC_INIT([GF],[$(PACKAGE_VERSION)]/" configure.ac
 	cd $(DIST_DIR)/src && autoconf && rm -rf autom4te.cache
+	cd $(DIST_DIR)/src && chmod a+x tools/mktoday.sh
 #	cd $(DIST_DIR)/grammars && sh mkLib.sh
 	cd $(DIST_DIR) && rm -rf $(NOT_IN_DIST)
 	$(TAR) -zcf $(DIST_DIR).tgz $(DIST_DIR)