diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index 5e3d464..7830a7a 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
-xinitrc_dir = join_paths(get_option('sysconfdir'), 'X11', 'xinit', 'xinitrc.d')
-filename = '80xapp-gtk3-module.sh'
-
-install_data([filename],
-  install_dir: xinitrc_dir
+install_data(['80xapp-gtk3-module.sh'],
+  install_dir: join_paths(get_option('sysconfdir'), 'X11', 'xinit', 'xinitrc.d'),
+  install_mode: 'rwxr-xr-x'
 )
-
-meson.add_install_script(join_paths(meson.source_root(), 'meson-scripts', 'module_xinit_fix_perms.py'),
-  xinitrc_dir,
-  filename
-)
diff --git a/meson-scripts/install_generated_header.py b/meson-scripts/install_generated_header.py
old file mode 100755
new file mode 100644
index d487ad9..d487ad9 100644
diff --git a/meson-scripts/module_xinit_fix_perms.py b/meson-scripts/module_xinit_fix_perms.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 80f4f25..0000000
--- a/meson-scripts/module_xinit_fix_perms.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
-
-import os
-import sys
-import subprocess
-
-if os.environ.get('DESTDIR'):
-    file = "%s/%s/%s" % (os.environ.get('DESTDIR'), sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2])
-else:
-    file = os.path.join(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2])
-
-subprocess.call(['sh', '-c', 'chmod +x %s' % file])
-
-exit(0)