diff --git a/tools/cpm-fetch-all.sh b/tools/cpm-fetch-all.sh
index 000ee7cf6a..56895fa44f 100755
--- a/tools/cpm-fetch-all.sh
+++ b/tools/cpm-fetch-all.sh
@@ -8,5 +8,7 @@
 
 # provided for workflow compat
 
+find tools/cpm -type f -exec chmod +x {} \;
+
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
 tools/cpmutil.sh package fetch -a