diff --git a/.includes/gui.sh b/.includes/gui.sh
index 2799ebc..8b72f14 100755
--- a/.includes/gui.sh
+++ b/.includes/gui.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
 EOF
 
 echo "exec ${1//mate/mate-session}" >> ~/.xinitrc
+chmod 755 ~/.xinitrc
 
 if [[ "$1" == "ratpoison" ]]; then
 cat << "EOF" > ~/.ratpoisonrc