diff --git a/games/cowsay/cowsay.SlackBuild b/games/cowsay/cowsay.SlackBuild
index 18485458bc..fc69ab256e 100644
--- a/games/cowsay/cowsay.SlackBuild
+++ b/games/cowsay/cowsay.SlackBuild
@@ -37,12 +37,8 @@ patch -p1 < $CWD/cowsay.SlackBuild.patch
 DESTDIR=$PKG \
 sh ./install.sh /usr
 
-( 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/usr/man
   find . -type f -exec gzip -9 {} \;