diff --git a/fedora-livecd-xfce.ks b/fedora-livecd-xfce.ks
index 5348497..59f7fa3 100644
--- a/fedora-livecd-xfce.ks
+++ b/fedora-livecd-xfce.ks
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ sed -i -e 's/NoDisplay=true/NoDisplay=false/' /usr/share/applications/liveinst.d
 mkdir /home/liveuser/Desktop
 cp /usr/share/applications/liveinst.desktop /home/liveuser/Desktop
 
+# and mark it as executable (new Xfce security feature)
+chmod +x /home/liveuser/Desktop/liveinst.desktop
+
 # this goes at the end after all other changes. 
 chown -R liveuser:liveuser /home/liveuser
 restorecon -R /home/liveuser