diff --git a/dmenu_path b/dmenu_path
index 84e3015..a9a89b7 100755
--- a/dmenu_path
+++ b/dmenu_path
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if ! uptodate
 then
 	{
 		echo "$PATH"
-		qfind $PATH -type f -maxdepth 1 -perm -u+x -o -perm -g+x -o -perm -o+x |
+		qfind $PATH -type f -maxdepth 1 '(' -perm -u+x -o -perm -g+x -o -perm -o+x ')' |
 			sed 's,.*/,,' | sort | uniq
 	} > $CACHE.$pid
 	mv $CACHE.$pid $CACHE