diff --git a/libraries/pydot/pydot.SlackBuild b/libraries/pydot/pydot.SlackBuild
index 2ea25853d4..6f5b60ae40 100644
--- a/libraries/pydot/pydot.SlackBuild
+++ b/libraries/pydot/pydot.SlackBuild
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ python setup.py install --root=$PKG
 # remove wrongly installed docs
 rm -f $PKG/usr/{ChangeLog,LICENSE,README}
 
-find $PKG | xargs file | grep "shared object" | grep ELF | \
-  cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
+find $PKG | xargs file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | grep ELF \
+  | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cp -a ChangeLog LICENSE PKG-INFO README \