diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 4b07ca06..b6f095df 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ unix_scripts =				\
 EXTRA_DIST = $(unix_scripts)
 if MOO_OS_UNIX
 scriptsdir = $(MOO_DATA_DIR)/scripts
-scripts_DATA = $(unix_scripts)
+scripts_SCRIPTS = $(unix_scripts)
 endif MOO_OS_UNIX
 
 EXTRA_DIST +=				\