diff --git a/helper-templates/replace-interpreter.sh b/helper-templates/replace-interpreter.sh
index dd36774756d..f54014e6b1c 100644
--- a/helper-templates/replace-interpreter.sh
+++ b/helper-templates/replace-interpreter.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ replace_interpreter()
 		$sed_cmd -e "1s|^#![[:space:]]*${orsb}|#!${trpath}|"	\
 			$wrksrc/$file > $wrksrc/$file.in && 		\
 			$mv_cmd $wrksrc/$file.in $wrksrc/$file &&	\
-			$chmod_cmd a+x $file &&				\
+			$chmod_cmd a+x $wrksrc/$file &&			\
 			echo "=> Transformed $lang script: ${file##$wrksrc}."
 	else
 		echo "=> Ignoring unexistent $lang script: ${file##$wrksrc}."