diff --git a/ntranslate b/ntranslate
index c29794e6..6bd9937d 100755
--- a/ntranslate
+++ b/ntranslate
@@ -28,3 +28,5 @@ cat a.assort    |apps/pack     > a.pack
 cat a.pack      |apps/survey   > a.survey
 
 cat a.survey    |apps/hex      > a.elf
+
+chmod +x a.elf
diff --git a/translate b/translate
index d2379814..08d23573 100755
--- a/translate
+++ b/translate
@@ -35,3 +35,5 @@ cat a.pack      |./subx_bin run apps/survey   > a.survey
 
 echo "  hex"
 cat a.survey    |./subx_bin run apps/hex      > a.elf
+
+chmod +x a.elf