diff --git a/cmake/bundle-install.cmake.in b/cmake/bundle-install.cmake.in
index 3a6ef2f..4be871c 100644
--- a/cmake/bundle-install.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/bundle-install.cmake.in
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ file(GET_RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES
 set(helper_executables "")
 if(resolved MATCHES "libQt6WebEngineCore")
     message(STATUS "Bundling Qt WebEngine (${webengine_process})")
-    file(INSTALL "${webengine_process}" DESTINATION "${prefix}/libexec" FOLLOW_SYMLINK_CHAIN)
+    # TYPE PROGRAM: a plain file(INSTALL) would drop the executable bit.
+    file(INSTALL "${webengine_process}" DESTINATION "${prefix}/libexec" TYPE PROGRAM
+         FOLLOW_SYMLINK_CHAIN)
     list(APPEND helper_executables "${prefix}/libexec/QtWebEngineProcess")
     file(GET_RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES
         EXECUTABLES ${helper_executables}