diff --git a/dracut-early-kdump-module-setup.sh b/dracut-early-kdump-module-setup.sh
index 7613fbc..a004a49 100755
--- a/dracut-early-kdump-module-setup.sh
+++ b/dracut-early-kdump-module-setup.sh
@@ -41,4 +41,5 @@ install() {
     prepare_kernel_initrd
     inst_binary "$KDUMP_KERNEL"
     inst_binary "$KDUMP_INITRD"
+    chmod -x "${initdir}/$KDUMP_KERNEL"
 }