diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 42f36bd64..46695ebd7 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ project('enlightenment', 'c',
 ##### convenience variables for later
 proj     = meson.project_name()
 ver      = meson.project_version()
-chmod    = join_paths(meson.source_root(), 'meson-chmod.sh')
+chmod    = join_paths(meson.source_root(), '/meson/meson-chmod.sh')
 
 #### check for mixed autofoo and meson build tree mess
 clean_check = run_command('meson/clean_check.sh')
diff --git a/meson-chmod.sh b/meson/meson-chmod.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from meson-chmod.sh
rename to meson/meson-chmod.sh
diff --git a/meson_dist.mk b/meson_dist.mk
index 9498db52c..f166ffb96 100644
--- a/meson_dist.mk
+++ b/meson_dist.mk
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ data/units/meson.build \
 data/session/meson.build \
 doc/meson.build \
 meson.build \
-meson-chmod.sh \
+meson/meson-chmod.sh \
 meson/clean_check.sh \
 meson/meson_inst.sh \
 meson/meson_modules.sh \