diff --git a/CheckSUIDPermissions.py b/CheckSUIDPermissions.py
index 7c1b2aa..16ea8d4 100644
--- a/CheckSUIDPermissions.py
+++ b/CheckSUIDPermissions.py
@@ -135,8 +135,9 @@ class SUIDCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractCheck):
                     else:
                         f += '/'
 
-                if type == 010:
-                    if not 'shared object' in pkgfile.magic:
+                if type == 010 and mode&0111:
+                    # pie binaries have 'shared object' here
+                    if 'ELF' in pkgfile.magic and not 'shared object' in pkgfile.magic:
                         printError(pkg, 'non-position-independent-executable', f)
 
                 m = self.perms[f]['mode']
diff --git a/rpmlint.changes b/rpmlint.changes
index 6dd74aa..0801f35 100644
--- a/rpmlint.changes
+++ b/rpmlint.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Aug  5 07:50:21 UTC 2011 - lnussel@suse.de
+
+- only consider executable ELF files for
+  non-position-independent-executable check
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Aug  1 07:22:41 UTC 2011 - lnussel@suse.de