diff --git a/Dockerfile.openj9 b/Dockerfile.openj9
index 2143449..2102846 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.openj9
+++ b/Dockerfile.openj9
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ RUN mkdir /build/bootjdk /build/dist \
   && tar -xzf jdk21.tar.gz --directory=/build/bootjdk --strip-components=1 \
   && rm -f jdk21.tar.gz
 
-RUN find /build/bootjdk -name '*.so' | xargs execstack -c
+RUN find /build/bootjdk -name '*.so' -type f -print0 | xargs -0 -- execstack -c
 
 RUN git clone --single-branch --depth 1 \
   https://github.com/ibmruntimes/openj9-openjdk-jdk21.git \