Convert to system app using Link2SD doesn't work on CM11
Just change the permission to be set on /system/app &amp; /system/priv-app by the gapps updater. Following are steps for same:

Open gapps archive

Go into Meta-inf\com\google\android. Open updater-script with notepad.

Change the permission from 0*** to 0777 for /system/app &amp; /system/priv-app
e.g. the line will be like set_perm_recursive(0, 0, 0755, 0644, &quot;/system/app&quot;);
So change both 0755 &amp; 0644 to 0777.

Save and update archive. Install from cwm-recovery.