diff --git a/src/main/assembly/dist-linux.xml b/src/main/assembly/dist-linux.xml
index 0eef4574..d68cfc9c 100644
--- a/src/main/assembly/dist-linux.xml
+++ b/src/main/assembly/dist-linux.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
       <excludes>
         <exclude>bin/**</exclude>
         <exclude>man/**</exclude>
+        <exclude>lib/jspawnhelper</exclude>
+        <exclude>lib/jexec</exclude>
         <exclude>plugin/**</exclude>
       </excludes>
     </fileSet>
@@ -28,6 +30,17 @@
       <fileMode>0755</fileMode>
     </fileSet>
 
+    <!-- jre lib executable files -->
+    <fileSet>
+      <directory>${unpack.dir}/linux/${jre.dirname.linux}/lib</directory>
+      <outputDirectory>jre/lib</outputDirectory>
+      <includes>
+        <include>jspawnhelper</include>
+        <include>jexec</include>
+      </includes>
+      <fileMode>0755</fileMode>
+    </fileSet>
+
     <!-- scanner files -->
     <fileSet>
       <directory>${project.build.directory}</directory>