diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index 43936aba4dd..92468732cfb 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -2290,7 +2290,7 @@
         "description": "vulkan-overlay/meson: use install_data instead of configure_file",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 1,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "master_sha": null,
         "because_sha": "56ccea58ae7f6fd56cf4a1697d2cceb68866b552"
     },
diff --git a/src/vulkan/overlay-layer/meson.build b/src/vulkan/overlay-layer/meson.build
index 5b553d0b51e..5f922404802 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/overlay-layer/meson.build
+++ b/src/vulkan/overlay-layer/meson.build
@@ -52,9 +52,8 @@ install_data(
   install_dir : join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'vulkan', 'explicit_layer.d'),
 )
 
-configure_file(
-  input : files('mesa-overlay-control.py'),
-  output : '@PLAINNAME@',
-  configuration : configuration_data(), # only copy the file
-  install_dir: get_option('bindir'),
+install_data(
+  'mesa-overlay-control.py',
+  install_dir : get_option('bindir'),
+  install_mode : 'r-xr-xr-x',
 )