diff --git a/radio/util/build-companion.sh b/radio/util/build-companion.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 25103460c..929551c58
--- a/radio/util/build-companion.sh
+++ b/radio/util/build-companion.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ mkdir build || true
 cd build
 rm -rf *
 
-COMMON_OPTIONS = -DALLOW_NIGHTLY_BUILDS=YES -DVERSION_SUFFIX=$2
+COMMON_OPTIONS=-DALLOW_NIGHTLY_BUILDS=YES -DVERSION_SUFFIX=$2
 
 cmake ${COMMON_OPTIONS} -DPCB=9X ${SRCDIR}
 make libsimulator