diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/usearch/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/usearch/package.py
index 9219d3f65da..8bebbe7c4d7 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/usearch/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/usearch/package.py
@@ -28,3 +28,5 @@ def install(self, spec, prefix):
         mkdirp(prefix.bin)
         install('usearch{0}_i86linux32'.format(self.version),
                 prefix.bin.usearch)
+        chmod = which('chmod')
+        chmod('+x', prefix.bin.usearch)