diff --git a/example/tutorial/Jamroot b/example/tutorial/Jamroot
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 8d381593..2e7ffe57
--- a/example/tutorial/Jamroot
+++ b/example/tutorial/Jamroot
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 # Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
 # file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
 
+import python ;
+
+if ! [ python.configured ]
+{
+    ECHO "notice: no Python configured in user-config.jam" ;
+    ECHO "notice: will use default configuration" ;
+    using python ;
+}
+
 # Specify the path to the Boost project.  If you move this project,
 # adjust this path to refer to the Boost root directory.
 use-project boost