diff --git a/contrib/hooks/post-receive-email b/contrib/hooks/post-receive-email
index 8ee410f84..8747b8433 100755
--- a/contrib/hooks/post-receive-email
+++ b/contrib/hooks/post-receive-email
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 # For example, on debian the hook is stored in
 # /usr/share/git-core/contrib/hooks/post-receive-email:
 #
-#  chmod a+x post-receive-email
 #  cd /path/to/your/repository.git
 #  ln -sf /usr/share/git-core/contrib/hooks/post-receive-email hooks/post-receive
 #
diff --git a/contrib/hooks/pre-auto-gc-battery b/contrib/hooks/pre-auto-gc-battery
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 1f914c94a..9d0c2d199
--- a/contrib/hooks/pre-auto-gc-battery
+++ b/contrib/hooks/pre-auto-gc-battery
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 # For example, if the hook is stored in
 # /usr/share/git-core/contrib/hooks/pre-auto-gc-battery:
 #
-# chmod a+x pre-auto-gc-battery
 # cd /path/to/your/repository.git
 # ln -sf /usr/share/git-core/contrib/hooks/pre-auto-gc-battery \
 #	hooks/pre-auto-gc
diff --git a/contrib/hooks/setgitperms.perl b/contrib/hooks/setgitperms.perl
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/contrib/hooks/update-paranoid b/contrib/hooks/update-paranoid
old mode 100644
new mode 100755