diff --git a/package/cups-filters/cups-filters.mk b/package/cups-filters/cups-filters.mk
index 292c8e9be9..e5d7318961 100644
--- a/package/cups-filters/cups-filters.mk
+++ b/package/cups-filters/cups-filters.mk
@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ CUPS_FILTERS_CONF_OPTS = --disable-imagefilters \
 	--with-pdftops=pdftops \
 	--with-jpeg
 
+# 0001-install-support-old-ln-versions-without-the-r-option.patch adds
+# a ln-srf script for older distributions, but GNU patch < 2.7 does
+# not handle the git patch permission extensions - So ensure it is
+# executable
+define CUPS_FILTERS_MAKE_LN_SRF_EXECUTABLE
+	chmod +x $(@D)/ln-srf
+endef
+
+CUPS_FILTERS_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += CUPS_FILTERS_MAKE_LN_SRF_EXECUTABLE
+
 # After 0002-filter-texttotext.c-link-with-libiconv-if-needed.patch autoreconf
 # needs config.rpath and ABOUT-NLS, which are not in v1.25.4 yet. Fake them.
 define CUPS_FILTERS_ADD_MISSING_FILE