diff --git a/util/cairo-trace/cairo-trace.in b/util/cairo-trace/cairo-trace.in
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/util/cairo-trace/meson.build b/util/cairo-trace/meson.build
index e836f98cf..7048786eb 100644
--- a/util/cairo-trace/meson.build
+++ b/util/cairo-trace/meson.build
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ configure_file(input: 'cairo-trace.in',
   configuration: trace_conf,
   install: true,
   install_dir: join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('bindir')),
+  install_mode: 'rwxr-xr-x',
 )