diff --git a/meson-chmod.sh b/meson-chmod.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 7fed6de..0000000
--- a/meson-chmod.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-chmod "$1" "${DESTDIR}/$2"
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 61ebae5..85149e6 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ base_url = 'https://www.enlightenment.org/about-'
 ##### 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')
 
 ##### dependencies
 efl_version = '>= 1.19.0'
diff --git a/meson/meson-chmod.sh b/meson/meson-chmod.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e72cb72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson/meson-chmod.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+chmod "$1" "${DESTDIR}/$2" && touch "${DESTDIR}/$2"