diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 47e8631..e38ff09 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@
 .#*
 /haunt/config.scm
 /example/site/
+/scripts/haunt
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4281e57..e60e097 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile haunt/config.scm])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([pre-inst-env], [chmod +x pre-inst-env])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([scripts/haunt], [chmod +x scripts/haunt])
 
 GUILE_PROGS([2.0.11])
 
diff --git a/scripts/haunt b/scripts/haunt.in
similarity index 96%
rename from scripts/haunt
rename to scripts/haunt.in
index f101003..7206036 100755
--- a/scripts/haunt
+++ b/scripts/haunt.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/guile --no-auto-compile
+#!@GUILE@ --no-auto-compile
 -*- scheme -*-
 !#
 ;;; Haunt --- Static site generator for GNU Guile