diff --git a/linux-firmware.spec b/linux-firmware.spec
index 2d85bcc..c2b8662 100644
--- a/linux-firmware.spec
+++ b/linux-firmware.spec
@@ -330,6 +330,9 @@ rm -f ctefx.bin ctspeq.bin
 
 # Remove superfluous infra files
 rm -f check_whence.py configure Makefile README
+
+# Remove executable bits from random firmware
+find . -type f -executable -exec chmod -x {} \;
 popd
 
 # Create file list but exclude firmwares that we place in subpackages