diff --git a/scripts/module/create_executables_list.sh b/scripts/module/create_executables_list.sh
index 2f530379..cf5c98ec 100755
--- a/scripts/module/create_executables_list.sh
+++ b/scripts/module/create_executables_list.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ fi
 
 cd ${QP_ROOT}/data
 rm -f executables
-EXES=$(find ${QP_ROOT}/src -perm /u+x -type f | grep -e "${QP_ROOT}/src/[^/]*/[^/]*$" |sort ) 
+EXES=$(find -L ${QP_ROOT}/src -executable -type f | grep -e "${QP_ROOT}/src/[^/]*/[^/]*$" |sort ) 
 
 for EXE in $EXES
 do