diff --git a/support-files/mysql.spec.sh b/support-files/mysql.spec.sh
index cc4477f2fac..dde7d4696e4 100644
--- a/support-files/mysql.spec.sh
+++ b/support-files/mysql.spec.sh
@@ -1121,6 +1121,7 @@ echo "====="                                     >> $STATUS_HISTORY
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %files -n MySQL-embedded%{product_suffix}
 %defattr(-, root, root, 0755)
+%attr(755, root, root) %{_bindir}/mysql_embedded
 %attr(644, root, root) %{_libdir}/mysql/libmysqld.a
 %attr(644, root, root) %{_libdir}/mysql/libmysqld-debug.a
 
@@ -1130,6 +1131,10 @@ echo "====="                                     >> $STATUS_HISTORY
 # merging BK trees)
 ##############################################################################
 %changelog
+* Thu Jul 21 2011 Sunanda Menon <sunanda.menon@oracle.com>
+
+- Fix bug#12561297: Added the MySQL embedded binary
+
 * Thu Jul 07 2011 Joerg Bruehe <joerg.bruehe@oracle.com>
 
 - Fix bug#45415: "rpm upgrade recreates test database"