diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 5d6650c7..251f9fdd 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5491,4 +5491,5 @@ printf "%s\n" "$as_me: WARNING: unrecognized options: $ac_unrecognized_opts" >&2
 fi
 
 chmod a+x rem2pdf/bin/rem2pdf
+chmod a+x scripts/tkremind
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 2eca8d07..f3529251 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -94,3 +94,4 @@ AC_SUBST(RELEASE_DATE)
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([src/Makefile www/Makefile src/version.h rem2html/Makefile rem2html/rem2html rem2pdf/Makefile.PL rem2pdf/Makefile.top rem2pdf/bin/rem2pdf man/rem.1 man/rem2ps.1 man/remind.1 man/tkremind.1 scripts/tkremind])
 AC_OUTPUT
 chmod a+x rem2pdf/bin/rem2pdf
+chmod a+x scripts/tkremind
diff --git a/scripts/tkremind.in b/scripts/tkremind.in
old mode 100755
new mode 100644