diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 610041944f23c5c6f70bc3d5639c2049bab82ddc..fccb65b1ab894dd4f301a69f7b3278f26e9416fe 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1822,6 +1822,8 @@ tmpfile TMPASM .asm
 
 unset -f mktemp
 
+chmod +x $TMPE
+
 # make sure we can execute files in $TMPDIR
 cat > $TMPSH 2>> $logfile <<EOF
 #! /bin/sh