diff --git a/src/tests/antunit/types/selectors/executable-test.xml b/src/tests/antunit/types/selectors/executable-test.xml
index 4eb878537..45cbeeb6f 100644
--- a/src/tests/antunit/types/selectors/executable-test.xml
+++ b/src/tests/antunit/types/selectors/executable-test.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   </target>
 
   <target name="makeFileExecutable" depends="createTestdir">
-    <setpermissions mode="755">
+    <setpermissions mode="755" nonPosixMode="pass">
       <file file="${output}/${file}"/>
     </setpermissions>
   </target>