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