diff --git a/databases/couchdb2/Makefile b/databases/couchdb2/Makefile
index 760cd45ea98e..c235b4e2b368 100644
--- a/databases/couchdb2/Makefile
+++ b/databases/couchdb2/Makefile
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ pre-install:
 
 post-install:
 	@${FIND} -E ${STAGEDIR} -type f \
-		-name couchjs -o -name \*.so \
+		-regex '.+/(couchjs|.+.so)$$' \
 		-exec ${STRIP_CMD} {} +
 	@${MKDIR} \
 		${STAGEDIR}/var/db/${PORTNAME} \