diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8fa76ac..a06d7f5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ do
 	< $f.in > $f
 done
 
+chmod +x contrib/init.d.sndiod
+
 cat <<EOF
 
 bindir................... $bindir