diff --git a/priv/templates/install_upgrade_escript b/priv/templates/install_upgrade_escript
index b882b2de5..b4775e96c 100644
--- a/priv/templates/install_upgrade_escript
+++ b/priv/templates/install_upgrade_escript
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 %%! -noinput
 %% -*- mode: erlang;erlang-indent-level: 4;indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
 %% ex: ft=erlang ts=4 sw=4 et
+-mode(interpret).
 
 -define(TIMEOUT, 300000).
 -define(INFO(Fmt,Args), io:format(Fmt,Args)).
diff --git a/priv/templates/nodetool b/priv/templates/nodetool
index 9438fa1e2..2bebaad3d 100644
--- a/priv/templates/nodetool
+++ b/priv/templates/nodetool
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 %% relx when OTP-23 becomes the earliest support version of OTP.
 %%
 %% -------------------------------------------------------------------
+-mode(interpret).
 
 main(Args) ->
     %% Extract the args