diff --git a/scripts/populate.in b/scripts/populate.in
index f68acd9c..6cd8a623 100644
--- a/scripts/populate.in
+++ b/scripts/populate.in
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ CT_TMP_DIR="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/populate-${rand}-${$}"
 trap "rm -rf ${CT_TMP_DIR}" EXIT
 
 # List all ELF (executables|shared objects)...
-find . -type f -exec file {} \;                                             \
-|"${grep}" -E ': ELF [[:digit:]]+-bit (L|M)SB +(executable|shared object),' \
-|cut -d ":" -f 1                                                            \
+find . -type f -exec file {} \;                                                            \
+|"${grep}" -E ': ELF [[:digit:]]+-bit (L|M)SB +(executable|pie executable|shared object),' \
+|cut -d ":" -f 1                                                                           \
 >"${CT_TMP_DIR}/files.list"
 
 # ... and use that list to find missing dependencies