1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/dh_strip b/dh_strip
index f7dc1f69..65c4f9f8 100755
--- a/dh_strip
+++ b/dh_strip
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ sub get_file_type {
 my (@shared_libs, @executables, @static_libs);
 sub testfile {
 	return if -l $_ or -d $_; # Skip directories and symlinks always.
-
+	
 	# See if we were asked to exclude this file.
 	# Note that we have to test on the full filename, including directory.
 	my $fn="$File::Find::dir/$_";
@@ -141,8 +141,13 @@ sub testfile {
 	
 	# Is it a static library, and not a debug library?
 	if (m/lib.*\.a$/ && ! m/.*_g\.a$/) {
-		push @static_libs, $fn;
-		return;
+		# Is it a binary file, or something else (maybe a liner
+		# script on Hurd, for example? I don't use file, because
+		# file returns a varity of things on static libraries.
+		if (-B $_) {
+			push @static_libs, $fn;
+			return;
+		}
 	}
 }