diff --git a/scripts/build/msgfmt.py b/scripts/build/msgfmt.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index f28c2fcf6c6..c673d177481
--- a/scripts/build/msgfmt.py
+++ b/scripts/build/msgfmt.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python2
 # -*- coding: iso-8859-1 -*-
-# Written by Martin v. Löwis <loewis@informatik.hu-berlin.de>
+# Written by Martin v. Löwis <loewis@informatik.hu-berlin.de>
 
 """Generate binary message catalog from textual translation description.