diff --git a/network/pidgin-visnotes/pidgin-visnotes.SlackBuild b/network/pidgin-visnotes/pidgin-visnotes.SlackBuild
index 0172c4bc04..722f7cd213 100644
--- a/network/pidgin-visnotes/pidgin-visnotes.SlackBuild
+++ b/network/pidgin-visnotes/pidgin-visnotes.SlackBuild
@@ -55,12 +55,8 @@ CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 make
 make install DESTDIR=$PKG
 
-( cd $PKG
-  find . | xargs file | grep "executable" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | \
-    xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
-  find . | 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
 
 ( cd $PKG
   find . -name perllocal.pod \