diff --git a/lib/msf/core/modules/loader/executable.rb b/lib/msf/core/modules/loader/executable.rb
index a609a29f96..1f0d3672f9 100644
--- a/lib/msf/core/modules/loader/executable.rb
+++ b/lib/msf/core/modules/loader/executable.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ class Msf::Modules::Loader::Executable < Msf::Modules::Loader::Base
 
       # Try to load modules from all the files in the supplied path
       Rex::Find.find(full_entry_path) do |entry_descendant_path|
-        if File.executable?(entry_descendant_path) && !File.directory?(entry_descendant_path)
+        if File.executable?(entry_descendant_path) &&
+            !File.directory?(entry_descendant_path) &&
+            # Assume that all modules are scripts for now, workaround
+            # filesystems where all files are labeled as executable.
+            File.read(entry_descendant_path, 2) == "#!"
           entry_descendant_pathname = Pathname.new(entry_descendant_path)
           relative_entry_descendant_pathname = entry_descendant_pathname.relative_path_from(full_entry_pathname)
           relative_entry_descendant_path = relative_entry_descendant_pathname.to_s