diff --git a/hesiod-3.1.0-perms.patch b/hesiod-3.1.0-perms.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8f2776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hesiod-3.1.0-perms.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+Let libtool decide the install mode for the libtool archive and the real files
+which it tracks.
+
+--- hesiod-3.1.0/Makefile.in	2006-06-20 14:24:10.000000000 -0400
++++ hesiod-3.1.0/Makefile.in	2006-06-20 14:24:05.000000000 -0400
+@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
+ 	${top_srcdir}/mkinstalldirs ${DESTDIR}${includedir}
+ 	${top_srcdir}/mkinstalldirs ${DESTDIR}${mandir}/man3
+ 	${top_srcdir}/mkinstalldirs ${DESTDIR}${mandir}/man5
+-	${LIBTOOL} --mode=install ${INSTALL} -m 644 libhesiod.la \
++	${LIBTOOL} --mode=install ${INSTALL} libhesiod.la \
+ 	  ${DESTDIR}${libdir}
+ 	${INSTALL} -m 444 ${srcdir}/hesiod.h ${DESTDIR}${includedir}
+ 	${INSTALL} -m 444 ${srcdir}/hesiod.3 ${DESTDIR}${mandir}/man3
diff --git a/hesiod.spec b/hesiod.spec
index c96f190..fd3b7f2 100644
--- a/hesiod.spec
+++ b/hesiod.spec
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 Name: hesiod
 Version: 3.1.0
-Release: 4
+Release: 5
 Source: ftp://athena-dist.mit.edu/pub/ATHENA/hesiod/hesiod-%{version}.tar.gz
 Patch0: hesiod-3.1.0-classes.patch
 Patch1: hesiod-3.0.2-env.patch
 Patch2: hesiod-3.1.0-str.patch
 Patch3: hesiod-3.1.0-dnsparse.patch
 Patch4: hesiod-3.1.0-libresolv.patch
+Patch5: hesiod-3.1.0-perms.patch
 Summary: Hesiod libraries.
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 License: MIT
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ ensure synchronize the files among multiple hosts.  This package contains
 the header files and libraries required for building programs which use Hesiod.
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jun 20 2006 Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin@redhat.com> - 3.1.0-5
+- don't override libtool's defaults for permissions on its .la file, because
+  we don't get debuginfo if the execute bit isn't set (pjones, in #190219)
+
 * Wed Jun  7 2006 Jeremy Katz <katzj@redhat.com> - 3.1.0-4
 - rebuild for -devel deps
 
@@ -165,6 +170,7 @@ the header files and libraries required for building programs which use Hesiod.
 %patch2 -p1 -b .str
 %patch3 -p1 -b .dnsparse
 %patch4 -p1 -b .libresolv
+%patch5 -p1 -b .perms
 autoconf
 
 %build