diff --git a/waste/GNUmakefile b/waste/GNUmakefile
index af4704d..83da72d 100644
--- a/waste/GNUmakefile
+++ b/waste/GNUmakefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+include GNUmakevars
 include GNUmakerules
 
 all: waste
diff --git a/waste/patchperl b/waste/patchperl
index 3f97eed..eb6bde2 100644
--- a/waste/patchperl
+++ b/waste/patchperl
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ then
 	exit 1
 fi
 sed -e "s,@@@perl@@@,$perl," < $1 > $2
+chmod +x $2
 exit 0