diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/hooks/wrap-qt-apps-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/hooks/wrap-qt-apps-hook.sh
index 7c87c1a9234..d7a44cace03 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/hooks/wrap-qt-apps-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/hooks/wrap-qt-apps-hook.sh
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ wrapQtAppsHook() {
     do
         [ -d "$targetDir" ] || continue
 
-        find "$targetDir" -executable -print0 | while IFS= read -r -d '' file
+        find "$targetDir" -type f -executable -print0 | while IFS= read -r -d '' file
         do
             patchelf --print-interpreter "$file" >/dev/null 2>&1 || continue