diff --git a/aclocal.m4 b/aclocal.m4
index e019fe9ef2..6127720d02 100644
--- a/aclocal.m4
+++ b/aclocal.m4
@@ -2335,7 +2335,7 @@ openedition*)
   need_version=no
   shlibpath_overrides_runpath=yes
   shlibpath_var=LIBPATH
-  postinstall_cmds="rm \$destdir/\$linkname; cp \$linkname \$destdir"
+  postinstall_cmds="rm \$destdir/\$linkname; cp \$linkname \$destdir; chmod a+x \$lib"
   # the library's exports are in libname.x; this is the file that must
   # actually be linked with to use a DLL.
   library_names_spec="\${libname}\${release}.so\$versuffix \${libname}.x"
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 57660f8af1..6a3b6b17c1 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6535,7 +6535,7 @@ openedition*)
   need_version=no
   shlibpath_overrides_runpath=yes
   shlibpath_var=LIBPATH
-  postinstall_cmds="rm \$destdir/\$linkname; cp \$linkname \$destdir"
+  postinstall_cmds="rm \$destdir/\$linkname; cp \$linkname \$destdir; chmod a+x \$lib"
   # the library's exports are in libname.x; this is the file that must
   # actually be linked with to use a DLL.
   library_names_spec="\${libname}\${release}.so\$versuffix \${libname}.x"