diff --git a/Zend/zend_vm_gen.php b/Zend/zend_vm_gen.php
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 383b0cb00f8..6c69737153f
--- a/Zend/zend_vm_gen.php
+++ b/Zend/zend_vm_gen.php
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env php
 <?php
 /*
    +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
diff --git a/ext/fileinfo/create_data_file.php b/ext/fileinfo/create_data_file.php
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index bf1f5637b1d..c1284c60cb4
--- a/ext/fileinfo/create_data_file.php
+++ b/ext/fileinfo/create_data_file.php
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env php
 /* This is a generated file, do not modify */
 /* Usage: php create_data_file.php /path/to/magic.mgc > data_file.c */
 <?php
diff --git a/ext/standard/html_tables/html_table_gen.php b/ext/standard/html_tables/html_table_gen.php
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 5d7a0066cfd..a1c4763e006
--- a/ext/standard/html_tables/html_table_gen.php
+++ b/ext/standard/html_tables/html_table_gen.php
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env php
 <?php
 /*
    +----------------------------------------------------------------------+