diff --git a/containers/oneapi/onedev.Dockerfile b/containers/oneapi/onedev.Dockerfile
index 7a263501f330215f821989d9cccc9249b38112c8..985e5760c810c7413881f778e3c31dc74cfc41ef 100644
--- a/containers/oneapi/onedev.Dockerfile
+++ b/containers/oneapi/onedev.Dockerfile
@@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ ARG AFTERBURNER_VERSION=main
 RUN echo "" >> /etc/jug_info                                            \
  && echo " - jug_dev: ${JUG_VERSION}" >> /etc/jug_info
 
+## make entrypoint executable
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/sbin/entrypoint.sh
 
 ## make sure we have the entrypoints setup correctly
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/sbin/entrypoint.sh"]