2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/package.bbclass b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
index 2053d46395..cee64f3267 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ python split_and_strip_files () {
     # 16 - kernel module
     def isELF(path):
         type = 0
-        ret, result = oe.utils.getstatusoutput("file \"%s\"" % path.replace("\"", "\\\""))
+        ret, result = oe.utils.getstatusoutput("file -b '%s'" % path.replace("\"", "\\\""))
 
         if ret:
             msg = "split_and_strip_files: 'file %s' failed" % path
diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/package.py b/meta/lib/oe/package.py
index 1e5c3aa8e1..599fca60f8 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/package.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/package.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def strip_execs(pn, dstdir, strip_cmd, libdir, base_libdir, qa_already_stripped=
     def is_elf(path):
         exec_type = 0
         ret, result = oe.utils.getstatusoutput(
-            "file \"%s\"" % path.replace("\"", "\\\""))
+            "file -b \"%s\"" % path.replace("\"", "\\\""))
 
         if ret:
             bb.error("split_and_strip_files: 'file %s' failed" % path)