diff --git a/pango.spec b/pango.spec
index 844654b..b2fb076 100644
--- a/pango.spec
+++ b/pango.spec
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ the functionality of the installed %{name} package.
 %prep
 %autosetup -n pango-%{version} -p1
 
+# Add missing executable bits to fix the build
+chmod +x tests/gen-all-unicode.py
+chmod +x tests/gen-installed-test.py
+
 
 %build
 %meson \