1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/shell/source/unix/exec/shellexec.cxx b/shell/source/unix/exec/shellexec.cxx
index 3daea4a2b18a..ad171d70888f 100644
--- a/shell/source/unix/exec/shellexec.cxx
+++ b/shell/source/unix/exec/shellexec.cxx
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ void SAL_CALL ShellExec::execute( const OUString& aCommand, const OUString& aPar
             {
                 throw css::lang::IllegalArgumentException(
                     "XSystemShellExecute.execute, cannot process <" + aCommand + ">", {}, 0);
+            } else if (pathname.endsWithIgnoreAsciiCase(".class")
+                       || pathname.endsWithIgnoreAsciiCase(".jar"))
+            {
+                dir = true;
             }
         }