--- import.c	2009-05-25 20:54:19.000000000 +0200
+++ import1.c	2009-05-25 21:01:12.000000000 +0200
@@ -894,8 +894,12 @@
 {
 	FILE *fp;
 	time_t mtime = srcstat->st_mtime;
-	mode_t mode = srcstat->st_mode;
-
+#ifdef MS_WINDOWS   /* since Windows uses different permissions  */
+	mode_t mode = srcstat->st_mode & ~S_IEXEC;
+#else
+    mode_t mode = srcstat->st_mode & ~S_IXUSR & ~S_IXGRP & ~S_IXOTH;
+#endif 
 	fp = open_exclusive(cpathname, mode);
 	if (fp == NULL) {
 		if (Py_VerboseFlag)