diff --git a/core/os/os2/process_linux.odin b/core/os/os2/process_linux.odin
index 170f0ea1a..43ab78bdb 100644
--- a/core/os/os2/process_linux.odin
+++ b/core/os/os2/process_linux.odin
@@ -427,7 +427,8 @@ _process_start :: proc(desc: Process_Desc) -> (process: Process, err: Error) {
 			strings.write_string(&exe_builder, executable_name)
 
 			exe_path = strings.to_cstring(&exe_builder) or_return
-			if linux.access(exe_path, linux.X_OK) == .NONE {
+			stat := linux.Stat{}
+			if linux.stat(exe_path, &stat) == .NONE && .IFREG in stat.mode && .IXUSR in stat.mode {
 				found = true
 				break
 			}