diff --git a/Lib/ctypes/util.py b/Lib/ctypes/util.py

index b2c514d..d92af0c 100644

--- a/Lib/ctypes/util.py

+++ b/Lib/ctypes/util.py

@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ elif os.name == "posix":

             finally:

                 rv = f.close()

             if rv == 10:

-                raise OSError, 'objdump command not found'

+                return os.path.basename(f) #  This is good for GLibc, I think,

+                                           # and a dep on binutils is big (for

+                                           # live CDs).

             res = re.search(r'\sSONAME\s+([^\s]+)', dump)

             if not res:

                 return None