diff --git a/libraries/openmotif/openmotif.SlackBuild b/libraries/openmotif/openmotif.SlackBuild
index fc86d51642..309ac1f8ed 100644
--- a/libraries/openmotif/openmotif.SlackBuild
+++ b/libraries/openmotif/openmotif.SlackBuild
@@ -62,12 +62,8 @@ mv $PKG/usr/bin/tree $PKG/usr/bin/tree.openmotif
 mv $PKG/usr/bin/column $PKG/usr/bin/column.openmotif
 mv $PKG/usr/man/man3/Shell.3 $PKG/usr/man/man3/Shell.openmotif.3
 
-( cd $PKG
-  find . | xargs file | grep "executable" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | \
-    xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null
-  find . | xargs file | grep "shared object" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | \
-    xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null
-)
+find $PKG | xargs file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | grep ELF \
+  | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
 
 ( cd $PKG/usr/man
   find . -type f -exec gzip -9 {} \;