diff --git a/eog.be0 b/eog.be0
index 3273635b6..e78472a3a 100755
--- a/eog.be0
+++ b/eog.be0
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ mee_configure() {
 
 # get rid of a thousand unneeded files
 mee_install_post() {
-    ls -d ${D}/usr/share/help/* | grep -v -e 'C$' -e 'en_GB$' | xargs rm -r
+    start_cmd ls -d ${D}/usr/share/help/* | grep -v -e 'C$' -e 'en_GB$' | xargs rm -r
 }
 
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