diff --git a/academic/maxima/maxima.SlackBuild b/academic/maxima/maxima.SlackBuild
index 47979d009a..d4612393d9 100644
--- a/academic/maxima/maxima.SlackBuild
+++ b/academic/maxima/maxima.SlackBuild
@@ -74,12 +74,8 @@ CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 make -j1
 make -j1 install DESTDIR=$PKG
 
-( 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 {} \;