diff --git a/contrib/file/magic/Magdir/elf b/contrib/file/magic/Magdir/elf
index 7fd5de1c1fff..2198fc2c58ae 100644
--- a/contrib/file/magic/Magdir/elf
+++ b/contrib/file/magic/Magdir/elf
@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@
 !: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
 # Core file detection is not reliable.