diff --git a/src/core/appdir.cpp b/src/core/appdir.cpp
index 005dc7b..15202d9 100644
--- a/src/core/appdir.cpp
+++ b/src/core/appdir.cpp
@@ -583,6 +583,8 @@ namespace linuxdeploy {
                             return false;
                         }
 
+                        executableName = util::split(executableName)[0];
+
                         const auto foundExecutablePaths = deployedExecutablePaths();
 
                         if (foundExecutablePaths.empty()) {