diff --git a/src/core/lt_path.c b/src/core/lt_path.c
index 06252a4..715b470 100644
--- a/src/core/lt_path.c
+++ b/src/core/lt_path.c
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
 #include "sltdl_core.h"
 #include "sltdl_module.h"
 
+#ifdef  O_EXEC
+#define SLTDL_MODULE_OPEN_OPTIONS (O_CLOEXEC|O_EXEC)
+#else
+#define SLTDL_MODULE_OPEN_OPTIONS (O_CLOEXEC)
+#endif
+
 static int     lt_status;
 static off_t   lt_plen;
 static off_t   lt_plocs;
@@ -298,7 +304,7 @@ static int lt_dlpathopen_locked(
 				memcpy(&path[mlen],*pext,elen);
 				path[mlen+elen] = 0;
 
-				fdmod = openat(fdat,path,O_EXEC|O_CLOEXEC,0);
+				fdmod = openat(fdat,path,SLTDL_MODULE_OPEN_OPTIONS,0);
 
 				if (fdmod >= 0) {
 					if (mpath) {