diff --git a/contrib/file/magic/Magdir/elf b/contrib/file/magic/Magdir/elf
index 7cf8600f861a..5a9ee2e0ebf0 100644
--- a/contrib/file/magic/Magdir/elf
+++ b/contrib/file/magic/Magdir/elf
@@ -50,9 +50,8 @@
 !:mime	application/x-object
 >16	leshort		2		executable,
 !:mime	application/x-executable
->16	leshort		3		${x?pie executable:shared object},
-
-!:mime	application/x-${x?pie-executable:sharedlib}
+>16	leshort		3		shared object,
+!:mime	application/x-sharedlib
 >16	leshort		4		core file,
 !:mime	application/x-coredump
 # OS-specific