diff --git a/test/sysv-generator-test.py b/test/sysv-generator-test.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index aca5f1eec6..aadc29ebeb
--- a/test/sysv-generator-test.py
+++ b/test/sysv-generator-test.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+#
 # systemd-sysv-generator integration test
 #
 # (C) 2015 Canonical Ltd.