diff --git a/scripts/pentoo-updater.sh b/scripts/pentoo-updater.sh
index eea70cda6..fd53f5c07 100755
--- a/scripts/pentoo-updater.sh
+++ b/scripts/pentoo-updater.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ perl-cleaner --ph-clean --modules -- --buildpkg=y || safe_exit
 
 emerge --deep --update --newuse -kb --changed-use --newrepo @world || safe_exit
 
-python-updater -- --buildpkg=y || safe_exit
+if [ -x /usr/sbin/python-updater ]; then
+	python-updater -- --buildpkg=y || safe_exit
+fi
 
 emerge --deep --update --newuse -kb --changed-use --newrepo @world || safe_exit